Cantharellus cibarius

For other fungi that share the common name golden chanterelle, see Golden chanterelle.

Cantharellus cibarius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Cantharellaceae
Genus: Cantharellus
Species:
C. cibarius
Binomial name
Cantharellus cibarius
Fr. (1821)
Synonyms
Species synonymy[1]
  • Agaricus cantharellus L. (1753)
  • Merulius cantharellus (L.) Scop. (1772)
  • Cantharellus vulgaris Gray (1821)
  • Merulius cibarius (Fr.) Westend. (1857)
  • Cantharellus rufipes Gillet (1878)
  • Cantharellus cibarius var. amethysteus Quél. (1883)
  • Cantharellus cibarius var. rufipes (Gillet) Cooke (1883)
  • Cantharellus amethysteus (Quél.) Sacc. (1887)
  • Craterellus amethysteus (Quél.) Quél. (1888)
  • Craterellus cibarius (Fr.) Quél. (1888)
  • Merulius amethysteus (Quél.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Alectorolophoides cibarius (Fr.) Earle (1909)
  • Chanterel cantharellus (L.) Murrill (1910)
  • Cantharellus edulis Sacc. (1916)
  • Cantharellus pallens Pilát (1959)
  • Cantharellus cibarius var. amethysteus (Quél.) Cetto (1987)
Cantharellus cibarius
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Ridges on hymenium
Cap is infundibuliform
Hymenium is decurrent
Stipe is bare
Spore print is yellow to cream
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is choice

Cantharellus cibarius (Latin: cantharellus, "chanterelle"; cibarius, "culinary")[2] is the golden chanterelle, the type species of the chanterelle genus Cantharellus. It is also known as girolle (or girole).[3][4]

Despite its characteristic features, it is often confused with the poisonous jack'o'lantern, Omphalotus illudens, and the false chanterelle, Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca. The golden chanterelle is a commonly consumed and choice edible species.

  1. ^ "Cantharellus cibarius Fr. 1821". MycoBank. International Mycological Association.
  2. ^ "cibarius - Wiktionary". en.wiktionary.org. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  3. ^ "Cantharellus cibarius Fr. - Chanterelle". First Nature. 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Golden chanterelle (girolle)". Missouri Department of Conservation. 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.