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Short description: Species of fungus
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Cantharellales |
| Family: | Cantharellaceae |
| Genus: | Cantharellus |
| Species: | C. amethysteus
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| Cantharellus amethysteus (Quél.) Sacc. 1887
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 | ridges on hymenium |
 | cap is flat or depressed |
 | hymenium is decurrent |
 | stipe is bare |
 | spore print is white to yellow |
 | ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | edibility: edible |
Cantharellus amethysteus, the amethyst chanterelle, is a species of Cantharellus from Europe.[1]
Description
Cantharellus amethysteus is an edible[2] chanterelle species with white flesh which turns yellow as it ages.
Cap: 5-10cm. Flat topped to start with depression forming. Downy texture with irregular, wavy edges. Stem: 3-4cm. Tapers downwards, often flattened or twisted. Veins/ridges: Thick and decurrent. Paler colour than the cap. Taste: Mild. Smell: Mild and pleasant, faint smell of apricots. Spore print: white to palish yellow sometimes with a pink tinge. Spores: Cylindrical to elongated ellipsoid, smooth, non-amyloid. 8-10 x 5.5-6 μm.[3]
References
- ↑ "Cantharellus amethysteus in MycoBank". http://www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?TableKey=14682616000000067&Rec=250059&Fields=All.
- ↑ "Cantharellus amethysteus, Amethyst Chanterelle mushroom". https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/cantharellus-amethysteus.php.
- ↑ Buczacki, Stefan (2012). Collins fungi guide. London: Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-724290-0. OCLC 793683235. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/793683235.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2527495 entry
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