Cantharellus amethysteus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Cantharellales |
Family: | Cantharellaceae |
Genus: | Cantharellus |
Species: | C. amethysteus
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Binomial name | |
Cantharellus amethysteus (Quél.) Sacc. 1887
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Cantharellus amethysteus | |
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Ridges on hymenium | |
Cap is flat or depressed | |
Hymenium is decurrent | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is white to yellow | |
Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
Edibility is edible |
Cantharellus amethysteus, the amethyst chanterelle, is a species of Cantharellus from Europe.[1]
Cantharellus amethysteus is an edible[2] chanterelle species with white flesh which turns yellow as it ages.
Cap: 5-10cm. Flat topped to start with depression forming. Downy texture with irregular, wavy edges. Stem: 3-4cm. Tapers downwards, often flattened or twisted. Veins/ridges: Thick and decurrent. Paler colour than the cap. Taste: Mild. Smell: Mild and pleasant, faint smell of apricots. Spore print: white to palish yellow sometimes with a pink tinge. Spores: Cylindrical to elongated ellipsoid, smooth, non-amyloid. 8-10 x 5.5-6 μm.[3]