Cantharellus cinnabarinus
Cinnabar-red Chanterelle Family Chanthatellaceae
Potentially Edible Reddish-orange cap with pinkish, forked, thick-edged ridges descending dull red stalk.
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Description Cap: 1-5 cm (1/3- 2") wide. Convex to flat becoming shallow vase-shaped. Margin inrolled when young becoming wavy with age. Light pink to orange red. Flesh: Whitish or cap color Underside: Spaced, false gills. Colored like cap or lighter.
Description
Cap: 1-5 cm (1/3- 2") wide. Convex to flat becoming shallow vase-shaped. Margin inrolled when young becoming wavy with age. Light pink to orange red.
Flesh: Whitish or cap color
Underside: Spaced, false gills. Colored like cap or lighter.
Cap and Flesh
Underside and Stem
Stem: 1-5 cm (1/3-2") long and 0.5-1.5 cm (~1/2") thick. Thinning towards base. Same color as cap or lighter. Spore print: White or pink. Habitat and Range On the ground in woods. Eastern North America Season July-September.
Stem: 1-5 cm (1/3-2") long and 0.5-1.5 cm (~1/2") thick. Thinning towards base. Same color as cap or lighter.
Spore print: White or pink.
Habitat and Range
On the ground in woods. Eastern North America
Season
July-September.
