Cantharellus appalachiensis

Cantharellus appalachiensis is a fungus native to eastern North America in the genus Cantharellus, which includes other popular edible chanterelles. The cap color varies from brown to yellow, often with a brown spot on the cap at maturity. C. appalachiensis is mycorrhizal and is found in hardwood forests.^[1] The scientific name C. appalachiensis is after the Appalachian Mountains.

Cantharellus appalachiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Cantharellales
Family:	Cantharellaceae
Genus:	Cantharellus
Species:	C. appalachiensis
Binomial name
Cantharellus appalachiensis R.H. Petersen 1971

Cantharellus appalachiensis Mycological characteristics
	Ridges on hymenium
	Cap is infundibuliform
	Hymenium is decurrent
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is buff
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is choice