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White Chanterelle

Cantharellus subalbidus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Washington.January 34, February 30, March 34, April 45, May 57, June 44, July 36, August 34, September 95, October 127, November 49, December 32.
United States993
Washington441
California292
Oregon202
Canada186
British Columbia155
Idaho35
Alberta31
Nevada4
Georgia2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.Checked by the maintainer
  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCantharellales
FamilyHydnaceae
Genuschanterelles · Cantharellus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise White Chanterelle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.