Craterellus lutescens

Craterellus lutescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Cantharellaceae
Genus: Craterellus
Species: C. lutescens
Binomial name
Craterellus lutescens
Craterellus lutescens
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Mycological characteristics

ridges on hymenium
cap is infundibuliform
hymenium is decurrent
stipe is bare

spore print is cream

to salmon
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: choice

Craterellus lutescens, or Cantharellus lutescens or Cantharellus xanthopus or Cantharellus aurora, commonly known as Yellow Foot, is a species of mushroom. It is closely related to Craterellus tubaeformis. Its hymenium is usually orange or white, whereas the hymenium of C. tubaeformis is grey. C. lutescens is also usually found in wetlands.

Description

The species is more brightly coloured than Craterellus tubaeformis. The cap is lobed irregularly and is brown to bistre. The hymenium and stipe are also more brightly coloured than C. tubaeformis. The hymenium is almost smooth or slightly veined and is pink. The stipe is yellow-orange.[1]

Habitat

The species can commonly be found in large colonies in some coniferous forests, under spruce, mountain fir trees, or pinewoods near the seashore.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Multiple authors (1999). The Encyclopedia of Mushrooms. Chanterelle Translations, London. p. 204. ISBN 3-8290-1728-6.

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