Cantharellus roseocanus, commonly known as the rainbow chanterelle,[2] is a species of fungus in the family Cantharellaceae. Found in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, it was originally described in 1997 as a variety of Cantharellus cibarius,[3] and later promoted to distinct species status in 2012.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Cantharellales |
| Family: | Cantharellaceae |
| Genus: | Cantharellus |
| Species: | C. roseocanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cantharellus roseocanus (Redhead, Norvell & Danell) Redhead, Norvell & Moncalvo (2012)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Taxonomy
editCantharellus roseocanus was first described in 1997 by Scott A. Redhead as a variety of Cantharellus cibarius.[4] In 2012, it became its own species.[5]
Description
editThe cap of Cantharellus roseocanus are about 1-4 inches (3-10 centimeters) across, and the stipe is about 1.5-4 inches (4-10 centimeters) long. The cap is orange with a pink margin when wet and young. The ridges are bright peachy/apricot orange when young, becoming bright yellow-orange as the mushroom ages.[2]
References
editCantharellus roseocanus | |
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 | Ridges on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or flat |
 | Hymenium is decurrent |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is choice |
- ^ a b Redhead SA (3 July 2012). "Nomenclatural novelties" (PDF). Index Fungorum (5): 1.
- ^ a b Schwarz, Christian; Siegel, Noah (2016). Mushrooms of the redwood coast: a comprehensive guide to the fungi of coastal northern California. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-1-60774-817-5.
- ^ Redhead SA, Norvell LL, Danell E (1997). "Cantharellus formosus and the Pacific Golden Chanterelle harvest in Western North America". Mycotaxon. 65: 285–32 (see p. 313).
- ^ Kuo, M. (2015). "Cantharellus roseocanus (MushroomExpert.Com)". www.mushroomexpert.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "Cantharellus roseocanus - Mushrooms Up! Edible and poisonous species of Coastal BC and the Pacific Northwest". explore.beatymuseum.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
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