Species

Cantharellus formosus (Pacific golden chanterelle)

Cantharellus formosus. Photo: (c) blazina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cantharellus formosus, commonly known as the pacific golden chanterelle, 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 was distinguished from the similar C. cibarius of Europe in the 1990s. It is orange to yellow, meaty and funnel-shaped. On the underside of the smooth cap, it has gill-like ridges that run down onto its stipe, which tapers down…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Order: Cantharellales
        Family: Hydnaceae
        Genus: Cantharellus (Chanterelles)
        Subgenus: Cantharellus
        Species: Cantharellus formosus (Pacific golden chanterelle)

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