Cantharellus cinnabarinus
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| Species: | C. cinnabarinus
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| Cantharellus cinnabarinus (Schwein.) Schwein. 1832
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Agaricus cinnabarinus Schwein. 1822 | |
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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 is edible |
Cantharellus cinnabarinus 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, fruiting in association with hardwood trees in the summer and fall.[3]
References
- ^ Kuo, M. (June 2003). "Cantharellus cinnabarinus". MushroomExpert.Com. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ^ Haxo, Francis (Dec 1950). "Carotenoids of the Mushroom Cantharellus cinnabarinus". Botanical Gazette. 112 (2): 228–32. doi:10.1086/335653. JSTOR 2472791.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. FalconGuides. Globe Pequot Press. p. 333. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
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