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Chanterelles

Cantharellus cibarius

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Field Notes

Description:

Found in the heat of mid summer in Ouachita National Park, at 3 Sisters. Chanterelles are always an exciting find for a mushroom forager. Their light woody taste is a special experience. Although they are very distinct mushrooms, with their bright orange coloring and trumpet shape, it's best to closely inspect them anyway. They are most often confused with false chanterelles and jack o'lantern mushrooms, neither of which should be eaten. Here is a useful article on traits and differences: https://www.mushroom-appreciation.com/chanterelle-mushrooms.html#sthash…

Habitat:

On the trail under heavy forest, very scarcely walked, heading towards a spring. Very hot temperature, mid-summer, and it had been previously raining off and on for a few days prior.

Notes:

Whether or not this is C. cibarius or not is debatable, as many Cantharellus species in eastern North America are still being documented and cibarius is a European species.

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