Edible, therapeutic and toxic mushrooms
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CHANTERELLE
Cantharellus cibarius, Chantarellus enelensis
Frequency
Frequent
Habitat
The most picked and consumed mushroom in the world. It grows in small troops in the undergrowth of coniferous or deciduous trees.
Cap
Yellow to orange-yellow. Margin incurved when young, spread out thereafter.
Stalk
Pale to dark yellow.
Flesh
Thick, firm, white to pale yellow.
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The chanterelle is little parasitized by insect larvae; young fruiting bodies keep for more than 10 days in the refrigerator; in addition to its taste, this is what makes it so popular.
English names: Chanterelle, Golden Chanterelle, Girolle.
Latin names: C. cibarius, C. enelensis, C. vulgaris, C. edulis.
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