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Winter chanterelle

Cantharellus tubaeformis

Genus Cantharellus. Family Cantharellaceae. Order Cantharellales.

Winter chanterelle — Photographs 1
Winter chanterelle.
Photo Салавата Арсланова

Description

Cantharellus tubaeformis, the winter chanterelle, forms mycorrhiza mainly with conifers and more rarely with broad-leaved trees. It grows in shady forest on acid soils, among damp moss or on rotting wood, and is distributed across the northern temperate zone. It fruits in large groups and may form rows and rings. Translated from the Russian-language Wikipedia.

Traits

Edibility
Edible

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Photographs

Winter chanterelle — Photographs 2
Winter chanterelle. Mycological illustration.
Jan Kops / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Source: Wikipedia (Russian)