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Smooth Chanterelle

Cantharellus lateritius

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Pennsylvania.January 18, February 22, March 27, April 43, May 66, June 33, July 139, August 77, September 27, October 25, November 18, December 18.
United States2,123
Pennsylvania887
Alabama470
Arkansas248
Louisiana247
Virginia220
Mississippi191
West Virginia191
New York185
North Carolina119

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

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Classification

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

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