Boston Mycological Club

Cantharellus cibarius (Fr.)

Other names:

Description:

The ever-popular Chanterelle! Look closely at where the "gills" are and notice that they split and merge and don't have a sharp edge on them.

References:

Bessette - Mushrooms of Northeastern North America; page 32
Lincoff - Audubon Field Guide to North American Mushrooms; page 387
Barron - Mushrooms of Northeast North America; page 250
Kibby - Mushrooms and Other Fungi; page 150
Phillips - Mushrooms of North America; page 214
Arora - Mushrooms Demystified; page 662

Images:

Collected 2001-07-22; Stow, MA; Woodhead Farm.
This picture was taken 'out-of-habitat'.