Cantharellus cascadensis

Cantharellus cascadensis, commonly known as the cascade chanterelle or hybrid chanterelle,^[2] is a fungus native to the Pacific Northwest region of North America.^[3] It is considered a choice edible mushroom.^[4]

Cantharellus cascadensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Cantharellales
Family:	Cantharellaceae
Genus:	Cantharellus
Species:	C. cascadensis
Binomial name
Cantharellus cascadensis Dunham, O'Dell & R. Molina 2003[1]

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

Taxonomy

Both Cantharellus cascadensis and C. roseocanus were first considered to be varieties of C. cibarius, then of C. formosus.^[3] C. cascadensis was genetically classified as its own species in 2003.^[1]

It is named after the Cascade Range, where it was formally described in 2003.

Description

The cap is usually bright yellow with a smooth or wooly surface. The stipe is club-shaped to bulbous.^[3]

Similar species

Several other species of chanterelle may be found in western North America:

• C. californicus
• C. formosus
• C. roseocanus
• C. subalbidus

Additionally, Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca, Chroogomphus tomentosus, and species in the genera Craterellus, Gomphus, Omphalotus, and Polyozellus may have a somewhat similar appearance to C. cascadensis.