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Flamingo Chanterelle

Cantharellus coccolobae

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 Puerto Rico.January 3, February 1, March 1, April 0, May 2, June 1, July 3, August 2, September 2, October 5, November 13, December 19.
United States181
Puerto Rico52
Mexico39
Quintana Roo20
Yucatan10
Campeche6
Chiapas2
Sinaloa1
Sri Lanka1
Western Province1

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