Craterellus carolinensis

Identifying Your Chanterelles

Hollow stipe at maturity

3.7

Frequency

Very rare

Size

Habitat

This very rare chanterelle is found in the southernmost part of Quebec, near the American border.

Fruit body

Cap

Cap 0.6 to 1.2 cm in diameter, dark brown to brownish black, not perforated, finely to coarsely scaly.

Margin

Fringed, wavy margin.

Hymenium surface

Smooth to slightly wrinkled, the folds branching towards the margin, tawny to brown in color.

Stalk

Relatively long stem, dark brown to brownish black, colored like the cap, hollow, becoming almost black when bruised.

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