Cantharellus cibarius

Cantharellus cibarius (Latin: cantharellus, "chanterelle"; cibarius, "culinary") is a species of golden chanterelle mushroom in the genus Cantharellus. It is also known as girolle (or girole).

Cantharellus cibarius
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Cantharellaceae
Genus: Cantharellus
Species:
C. cibarius
Binomial name
Cantharellus cibarius
Fr. (1821)
Synonyms
Species synonymy
  • Agaricus cantharellus L. (1753)
  • Merulius cantharellus (L.) Scop. (1772)
  • Cantharellus vulgaris Gray (1821)
  • Merulius cibarius (Fr.) Westend. (1857)
  • Cantharellus rufipes Gillet (1878)
  • Cantharellus cibarius var. amethysteus Quél. (1883)
  • Cantharellus cibarius var. rufipes (Gillet) Cooke (1883)
  • Cantharellus amethysteus (Quél.) Sacc. (1887)
  • Craterellus amethysteus (Quél.) Quél. (1888)
  • Craterellus cibarius (Fr.) Quél. (1888)
  • Merulius amethysteus (Quél.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Alectorolophoides cibarius (Fr.) Earle (1909)
  • Chanterel cantharellus (L.) Murrill (1910)
  • Cantharellus edulis Sacc. (1916)
  • Cantharellus pallens Pilát (1959)
  • Cantharellus cibarius var. amethysteus (Quél.) Cetto (1987)
Cantharellus cibarius
Mycological characteristics
Ridges on hymenium
Cap is infundibuliform
Hymenium is decurrent
Stipe is bare
Spore print is yellow to cream
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is choice

Despite its characteristic features, it can resemble at least one poisonous species. Collected later in the year in its European distribution, it is a commonly consumed and choice edible species.

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