Biology:Cantharellus cinnabarinus
| Cantharellus cinnabarinus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Cantharellales |
| Family: | Cantharellaceae |
| Genus: | Cantharellus |
| Species: | C. cinnabarinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cantharellus cinnabarinus (Schwein.) Schwein. 1832
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| Synonyms | |
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Agaricus cinnabarinus Schwein. 1822 | |
| Cantharellus cinnabarinus | |
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 | ridges on hymenium |
 | cap is infundibuliform |
 | hymenium is decurrent |
 | stipe is bare |
 | spore print is white to pink |
 | ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | edibility: edible |
Cantharellus cinnabarinus, the red chanterelle, is a fungus native to eastern North America.[1] It is a member of the genus Cantharellus along with other chanterelles. It is named after its red color, which is imparted by the carotenoid canthaxanthin.[2] It is edible and good, fruiting in association with hardwood trees in the summer and fall.[3]
Description
Cantharellus cinnabarinus is recognized by its distinctive flamingo-pink or bright orange and red colors (imparted by the carotenoid canthaxanthin) and the presence of false gills underneath the cap.[4]
Ecology
Widely distributed in Eastern Northern America; found mostly on the ground in broadleaf and mixed broadleaf/conifer forests; usually scattered or occurring in small groups; forms mycorrhizal associations with forest trees in the summer and fall; shows preference for acid soils.[5]
References
- ↑ Kuo, M. (June 2003). "Cantharellus cinnabarinus". MushroomExpert.Com. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/cantharellus_cinnabarinus.html.
- ↑ Haxo, Francis (Dec 1950). "Carotenoids of the Mushroom Cantharellus cinnabarinus". Botanical Gazette 112 (2): 228–32. doi:10.1086/335653.
- ↑ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. FalconGuides. Guilford, CN: Globe Pequot Press. p. 333. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- ↑ "Cantharellus cinnabarinus (MushroomExpert.Com)". https://www.mushroomexpert.com/cantharellus_cinnabarinus.html.
- ↑ "Chanterelle – Identification, Distribution, Edibility, Ecology, Sustainable Harvesting – Galloway Wild Foods". https://gallowaywildfoods.com/chanterelle-identification-distribution-edibility/.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5033735 entry
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