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chanterelles
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chanterelles

Cantharellus

Cantharellus is a genus of popular edible mushrooms, commonly known as chanterelles/ˌʃæntəˈrɛl/, a name which can also refer to the type species, Cantharellus cibarius. They are mycorrhizal fungi, meaning they form symbiotic associations with plants, making them very difficult to cultivate. Caution must be used when identifying chanterelles for consumption due to lookalikes, such as the Jack-O-Lantern species (Omphalotus olearius and others), which can make a person very ill. Despite this, chanterelles are one of the...

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46 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Cantharellus

subgenusCantharellus

Cantharellus subg. Cinnabarinus

subgenusCinnabarinus

Parvocantharellus

subgenusParvocantharellus

Cantharellus wellingtonensis

speciesCantharellus wellingtonensis

Cantharellus subg. Afrocantharellus

subgenusAfrocantharellus

Cantharellus sp. 'TN01'

speciesCantharellus sp. 'TN01'

Rubrinus

subgenusRubrinus

Cantharellus atrolilacinus

speciesCantharellus atrolilacinus

Cantharellus viscosus

speciesCantharellus viscosus

Cantharellus confluens

speciesCantharellus confluens

Cantharellus sp. 'TN02'

speciesCantharellus sp. 'TN02'

Cantharellus elsae

speciesCantharellus elsae

Cantharellus longisporus

speciesCantharellus longisporus

Pseudocantharellus

subgenusPseudocantharellus

Cantharellus sp. 'IN02'

speciesCantharellus sp. 'IN02'

Cantharellus variabilis

speciesCantharellus variabilis

Cantharellus defibulatus

speciesCantharellus defibulatus

Cantharellus sp. 'minor-PR01'

speciesCantharellus sp. 'minor-PR01'

Cantharellus sp. 'FL01'

speciesCantharellus sp. 'FL01'

Cantharellus attenuatus

speciesCantharellus attenuatus

Cantharellus sabuletorum

speciesCantharellus sabuletorum

Cantharellus rufopunctatus

speciesCantharellus rufopunctatus

Cantharellus solidus

speciesCantharellus solidus

Cantharellus betularum

speciesCantharellus betularum

Cantharellus guineensis

speciesCantharellus guineensis

Cantharellus sp. 'MX01'

speciesCantharellus sp. 'MX01'

Cantharellus sp. 'IN08'

speciesCantharellus sp. 'IN08'

Cantharellus sp. 'FL03'

speciesCantharellus sp. 'FL03'

Cantharellus sp. 'IN03'

speciesCantharellus sp. 'IN03'

Cantharellus sp. 'PA01'

speciesCantharellus sp. 'PA01'

Cantharellus sp. 'MA01'

speciesCantharellus sp. 'MA01'

Cantharellus subcibarius

speciesCantharellus subcibarius

Cantharellus pseudoclavatus

speciesCantharellus pseudoclavatus

Cantharellus platyphyllus

speciesCantharellus platyphyllus

Cantharellus ianthinus

speciesCantharellus ianthinus

Cantharellus sphaerosporus

speciesCantharellus sphaerosporus

Cantharellus goossensiae

speciesCantharellus goossensiae

Cantharellus cuneiformis

speciesCantharellus cuneiformis

Magni

subgenusMagni

Cantharellus microcibarius

speciesCantharellus microcibarius

Cantharellus mikemboensis

speciesCantharellus mikemboensis

Cantharellus pseudomiomboensis

speciesCantharellus pseudomiomboensis

Cantharellus albomarginatus

speciesCantharellus albomarginatus

Cantharellus sp. 'minor-FL01'

speciesCantharellus sp. 'minor-FL01'

Cantharellus ochraceoravus

speciesCantharellus ochraceoravus

Cantharellus sp. 'MS01'

speciesCantharellus sp. 'MS01'

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

chanterelles in Illustrations of British Mycology, Second Series

Illustrations of British Mycology, Second Series

Anna Maria Hussey (1805-1853) · n.d. · p.158

chanterelles in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

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

chanterelles in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

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

chanterelles in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

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

chanterelles in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4

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

chanterelles in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4

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

chanterelles in Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms

Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms

James Sowerby · 1797 · p.920

chanterelles in Iconography of the Mushrooms of Paulet

Iconography of the Mushrooms of Paulet

J.H. Léveillé; plates by Paulet · 1855 · p.228

chanterelles in Illustrations of British Mycology, Second Series

Illustrations of British Mycology, Second Series

Anna Maria Hussey (1805-1853) · n.d. · p.74

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