A Chanterelle Waxy Cap in Howard Co., Maryland (7/5/2013).
The gills of a Chanterelle Waxy Cap in Howard Co., Maryland (7/5/2013).
Chanterelle Waxy Caps (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/5/2013).
A Chanterelle Waxy Cap (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/13/2011).
Chanterelle Waxy Cap in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Chanterelle Waxy Cap (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/21/2009).
Chanterelle Waxy Caps (fruiting bodies removed from substrate) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/9/2013).
Chanterelle Waxy Cap in Howard Co., Maryland (9/14/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Chanterelle Waxy Cap in Howard Co., Maryland (9/14/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Spores of Chanterelle Waxy Cap in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Description
Cap: Orange to scarlet, paler in age; convex to flat; thin flesh is colored like cap or yellowish. Gills: Usually strongly decurrent; white to yellow-orange. Stalk: Cap color or paler; proportionately long for size of cap; often pale at base (J. Solem, pers. comm.).
Where To Find
Groups/clusters on humus and decaying wood (J. Solem, pers. comm.).
Seasonality Snapshot
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A Chanterelle Waxy Cap in Howard Co., Maryland (7/5/2013).
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The gills of a Chanterelle Waxy Cap in Howard Co., Maryland (7/5/2013).
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Chanterelle Waxy Caps (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/5/2013).
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A Chanterelle Waxy Cap (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/13/2011).
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Chanterelle Waxy Cap in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Chanterelle Waxy Cap (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/21/2009).
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Chanterelle Waxy Caps (fruiting bodies removed from substrate) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/9/2013).
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Chanterelle Waxy Cap in Howard Co., Maryland (9/14/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Chanterelle Waxy Cap in Howard Co., Maryland (9/14/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Spores of Chanterelle Waxy Cap in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Hygrocybe cantharellus | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
| Genus: | Hygrocybe |
| Species: | H. cantharellus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hygrocybe cantharellus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Hygrocybe cantharellus, commonly known as chanterelle waxy cap, is an agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. It is found in eastern North America[2] and Australia.[3] The European Hygrocybe lepida was previously referred to this name,[4] but is now known to be distinct.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Hygrocybe cantharellus (Schwein.) Murrill". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- ^ Young AM. (2005). A Field Guide to the Fungi of Australia. UNSW Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-0868407425.
- ^ Boertmann D. (2010). The genus Hygrocybe (2nd ed.). Copenhagen: Danish Mycological Society. ISBN 978-87-983581-7-6.
- ^ "The Global Fungal Red List Initiative: Hygrocybe lepida". Retrieved 2022-08-02.
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