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Colorado Chanterelle mushroom

Cantharellus cibarius complex

Photo by garylincoff
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Field Notes

Description:

small, fleshy, fragrant, orange-yellow mushroom with gill-like folds under the cap, folds that fork between cap margin and stem, and descend stem somewhat (rather than angling upwards)

Habitat:

on ground under spruce, Telluride, Colorado

Notes:

a choice edible mushroom
very common some summers, scarce others

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PublishedFebruary 25, 2011

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