Cantharellus persicinus

Cantharellus persicinus, the peach or pink chanterelle, is a fungus native to the Appalachian region of eastern North America.^[1] Like other popular edible chanterelles, it is a member of the genus Cantharellus. It is suspected of being mycorrhizal, found in association with oaks and eastern hemlock.^[1]

Cantharellus persicinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Cantharellales
Family:	Cantharellaceae
Genus:	Cantharellus
Species:	C. persicinus
Binomial name
Cantharellus persicinus R.H. Petersen 1986

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

DNA analysis has shown C. persicinus to be a genetically valid species.^[2]