Cantharellus roseocanus (Redhead, Norvell & Danell) Redhead, Norvell & Moncalvo is a fungus in the Hydnaceae family, order Cantharellales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Cantharellus roseocanus (Redhead, Norvell & Danell) Redhead, Norvell & Moncalvo

Cantharellus roseocanus (Redhead, Norvell & Danell) Redhead, Norvell & Moncalvo

Cantharellus roseocanus is a chanterelle mushroom with distinct size and color characteristics that change as it ages.

Family
Genus
Cantharellus
Order
Cantharellales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Cantharellus roseocanus (Redhead, Norvell & Danell) Redhead, Norvell & Moncalvo

Cantharellus roseocanus, whose full scientific citation is Cantharellus roseocanus (Redhead, Norvell & Danell) Redhead, Norvell & Moncalvo, has the following physical characteristics. Its cap measures roughly 1 to 4 inches, which is 3 to 10 centimeters, across, while its stipe is 1.5 to 4 inches, or 4 to 10 centimeters, long. When young and wet, the cap is orange with a pink-colored margin. The gill-like ridges of young specimens are a bright peachy or apricot orange, and they turn bright yellow-orange as the mushroom ages.

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Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Cantharellales Hydnaceae Cantharellus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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