Maryland Biodiversity Project - Flame-colored Chanterelle (Craterellus ignicolor)

Flame-colored Chanterelle Craterellus ignicolor (R.H. Petersen) Dahlman, Danell & Spatafora

Synonyms: Cantharellus ignicolor.

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Cantharellales > Family Cantharellaceae > Genus Craterellus Flame-colored Chanterelle - Craterellus ignicolor - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/17513

Status:

Found scattered or in groups on ground in mixed forests.

Description:

Cap: Yellow-orange becoming funnel-shaped in age, scurfy margin wavy, uplifted in age. Fertile Surface: Blunt gill-like structures may have forks, cross-veins; in age become pink / lavender. Stalk: Yellow-orange, smooth, hollow. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

Records:

There are 7 records in the project database.

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Flame-colored Chanterelle (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/14/2015). (Photo ID: 25106 - Psn: 30)

Flame-colored Chanterelle (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/14/2015). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Flame-colored Chanterelle in Howard Co., Maryland (7/14/2015). Image features fertile surfaces and stalks of fruiting bodies removed from ground. Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Flame-colored Chanterelle in Howard Co., Maryland (8/17/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 307120 - Psn: 51)

Flame-colored Chanterelle in Howard Co., Maryland (8/17/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Flame-colored Chanterelle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/12/2020). (c) thosmoore, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 217478 - Psn: 60)

Flame-colored Chanterelle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/12/2020). (c) thosmoore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by thosmoore via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Flame-colored Chanterelle in Howard Co., Maryland (8/17/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Flame-colored Chanterelle specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (7/14/2015). Oval/bean-shaped; measured 9.2-11.0 X 6.2-8.1 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Flame-colored Chanterelle specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/17/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 307123 - Psn: 200)

Spores collected from a Flame-colored Chanterelle specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/17/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

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