Cantharellus cascadensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Cantharellales |
Family: | Cantharellaceae |
Genus: | Cantharellus |
Species: | C. cascadensis |
Binomial name | |
Cantharellus cascadensis Dunham, O'Dell & R. Molina 2003 |
Cantharellus cascadensis | |
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Mycological characteristics | |
ridges on hymenium | |
cap is infundibuliform | |
hymenium is decurrent | |
stipe is bare | |
spore print is white | |
ecology is mycorrhizal | |
edibility: choice |
Cantharellus cascadensis is a fungus native to the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It is a member of the genus Cantharellus along with other popular edible chanterelles. It is named after the Cascade Range, where it was formally described in 2003.
Several other species of chanterelle may be found in western North America:
Additionally, Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca, Chroogomphus tomentosus, and species in the genera Craterellus, Gomphus, Omphalotus, and Polyozellus may have a somewhat similar appearance to C. cascadensis.