Cantharellus persicinus

Cantharellus persicinus, the peach or pink chanterelle, is a fungus native to the Appalachian region of eastern North America.[1] Like other popular edible chanterelles, it is a member of the genus Cantharellus. It is suspected of being mycorrhizal, found in association with oaks and eastern hemlock.[1]

Cantharellus persicinus
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C. persicinus
Binomial name
Cantharellus persicinus
Cantharellus persicinus
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Mycological characteristics
ridges on hymenium
cap is infundibuliform
hymenium is decurrent
stipe is bare
spore print is white to pink
ecology is mycorrhizal
edibility: choice

DNA analysis has shown C. persicinus to be a genetically valid species.[2]

References

  1. Kuo, M. (Feb 2011). "Cantharellus persicinus". MushroomExpert.Com. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  2. Moncalvo, Jean-Marc; et al. (2006). "The cantharelloid clade: dealing with incongruent gene trees and phylogenetic reconstruction methods". Mycologia. 98 (6): 937–48. doi:10.3852/mycologia.98.6.937. PMID 17486970.
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