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Cantharellus
Cantharellus is a genus of mushrooms, commonly known as chanterelles (), a name which can also refer to the type species, Cantharellus cibarius. They are mycorrhizal fungi, meaning they form symbiotic associations with plants. Chanterelles may resemble a number of other species, some of which are poisonous.
The name comes from the Greek word kantharos ('tankard, cup'). Chanterelles are one of the most recognized and harvested groups of edible mushrooms.
32 branches of this group, most-observed first
Golden Chanterelle
speciesCantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus sect. Sublaeves
sectionSublaeves
Pacific Golden Chanterelle
speciesCantharellus formosus
Newfoundland chanterelle
speciesCantharellus enelensis
Cantharellus tenuithrix
complexCantharellus tenuithrix
California Golden Chanterelle
speciesCantharellus californicus
Cantharellus pallens
speciesCantharellus pallens
White Chanterelle
speciesCantharellus subalbidus
Rainbow Chanterelle
speciesCantharellus roseocanus
Cantharellus sect. Amethystini
sectionAmethystini
Chicago chanterelle
speciesCantharellus chicagoensis
Cascade Chanterelle
speciesCantharellus cascadensis
Cantharellus velutinus
speciesCantharellus velutinus
pale chanterelle
speciesCantharellus ferruginascens
Cantharellus alborufescens
speciesCantharellus alborufescens
peach chanterelle
speciesCantharellus persicinus
Cantharellus septentrionalis
speciesCantharellus septentrionalis
Cantharellus altipes
speciesCantharellus altipes
Cantharellus camphoratus
speciesCantharellus camphoratus
Cantharellus iuventateviridis
speciesCantharellus iuventateviridis
Cantharellus quercophilus
speciesCantharellus quercophilus
Cantharellus applanatus
speciesCantharellus applanatus
Cantharellus vicinus
speciesCantharellus vicinus
Cantharellus veraecrucis
speciesCantharellus veraecrucis
Cantharellus chuiweifanii
speciesCantharellus chuiweifanii
Cantharellus pinetorum
speciesCantharellus pinetorum
Cantharellus albopileatus
speciesCantharellus albopileatus
Cantharellus ravus
speciesCantharellus ravus
Cantharellus macrocarpus
speciesCantharellus macrocarpus
Cantharellus versicolor
speciesCantharellus versicolor
Cantharellus tuberculosporus
speciesCantharellus tuberculosporus
Cantharellus roseofagetorum
speciesCantharellus roseofagetorum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Illustrations of British Mycology, Second Series
Anna Maria Hussey (1805-1853) · n.d. · p.158
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.179
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.382
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.391
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.122
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.140
Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms
James Sowerby · 1797 · p.920
Iconography of the Mushrooms of Paulet
J.H. Léveillé; plates by Paulet · 1855 · p.228
Illustrations of British Mycology, Second Series
Anna Maria Hussey (1805-1853) · n.d. · p.74
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Cantharellus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1374657.