Craterellus lutescens

Craterellus lutescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Cantharellales
Family:	Cantharellaceae
Genus:	Craterellus
Species:	C. lutescens
Binomial name
Craterellus lutescens

Craterellus lutescens
Mycological characteristics
	ridges on hymenium
	cap is infundibuliform
	hymenium is decurrent
	stipe is bare
	spore print is cream to salmon
	ecology is saprotrophic
	edibility: choice

Craterellus lutescens, or Cantharellus lutescens or Cantharellus xanthopus or Cantharellus aurora, commonly known as Yellow Foot, is a species of mushroom. It is closely related to Craterellus tubaeformis. Its hymenium is usually orange or white, whereas the hymenium of C. tubaeformis is grey. C. lutescens is also usually found in wetlands.

Description

The species is more brightly colored than Craterellus tubaeformis. The cap is lobed irregularly and is brown to bistre. The hymenium and stipe are also more brightly colored than C. tubaeformis. The hymenium is almost smooth or slightly veined and is pink. The stipe is yellow-orange.^[1]

Habitat

The species can commonly be found in large colonies in some coniferous forests, under spruce, mountain fir trees, or pinewoods near the seashore.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Multiple authors (1999). The Encyclopedia of Mushrooms. Chanterelle Translations, London. pp. 204. ISBN 3-8290-1728-6. 

External links

• Craterellus lutescens in Index Fungorum.
• Craterellus aurora MushroomExpert.com