Cantharellus roseocanus

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Cantharellus roseocanus
Cantharellus roseocanus (Redhead, Norvell & Danell) Redhead, Norvell & Moncalvo 260832.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Cantharellaceae
Genus: Cantharellus
Species:
C. roseocanus
Binomial name
Cantharellus roseocanus
(Redhead, Norvell & Danell) Redhead, Norvell & Moncalvo (2012)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cantharellus cibarius var. roseocanusRedhead, Norvell & Danell (1997)

Cantharellus roseocanus, commonly known as the rainbow chanterelle, [2] is a species of fungus in the family Cantharellaceae. Found in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, it was originally described in 1997 as a variety of Cantharellus cibarius , [3] and later promoted to distinct species status in 2012. [1]

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Taxonomy

Cantharellus roseocanus was first described in 1997 by Scott A. Redhead as a variety of Cantharellus cibarius. [4] In 2012, it became its own species. [5]

Description

The cap of Cantharellus roseocanus are about 1-4 inches (3-10 centimeters) across, and the stipe is about 1.5-4 inches (4-10 centimeters) long. The cap is orange with a pink margin when wet and young. The ridges are bright peachy/apricot orange when young, becoming bright yellow-orange as the mushroom ages. [2]

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Cantharellus roseocanus
Mycological characteristics
Ridges icon.pngRidges on hymenium
Convex cap icon.svgFlat cap icon.svg Cap is convex or flat
Decurrent gills icon2.svg Hymenium is decurrent
Bare stipe icon.svg Stipe is bare
Mycorrhizal fungus.svgEcology is mycorrhizal
Mycomorphbox Choice.pngEdibility is choice
  1. 1 2 Redhead SA (3 July 2012). "Nomenclatural novelties" (PDF). Index Fungorum (5): 1.
  2. 1 2 Schwarz, Christian; Siegel, Noah (2016). Mushrooms of the redwood coast: a comprehensive guide to the fungi of coastal northern California. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN   978-1-60774-817-5.
  3. ↑ Redhead SA, Norvell LL, Danell E (1997). "Cantharellus formosus and the Pacific Golden Chanterelle harvest in Western North America". Mycotaxon. 65: 285–32 (see p. 313).
  4. ↑ Kuo, M. (2015). "Cantharellus roseocanus (MushroomExpert.Com)". www.mushroomexpert.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  5. ↑ "Cantharellus roseocanus - Mushrooms Up! Edible and poisonous species of Coastal BC and the Pacific Northwest". explore.beatymuseum.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
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