Cantharellus cibarius
Location: roughly 100-sq ft area in front yard on hillside by white pine
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Chanterelles grow on the ground under hardwoods or conifers, and are usually fairly easy to spot. They are medium-sized or large, yellow to orange-yellow mushrooms that feature a convex, flat, or shallowly depressed cap, a central and fleshy stem, and false gills on the under side of the cap. Link Link Link photo Genus: Cantharellus (gilled mushrooms) Family: Cantharellaceae (chanterelle and trumpet mushrooms) Order: Cantharellales (gilled mushrooms) Class: Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Phylum/Division: Basidiomycota (Higher Fungi) Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi) |