Pale Chanterelle

Cantharellus pallens

Family: Cantharellaceae

Also called: Pale Chanterelle, Cream Chanterelle, Girolle pâle

Pale Chanterelle (Cantharellus pallens)
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Overview

Paler cream-coloured sister to C. cibarius found throughout Western and Central Europe under oak, beech, and pine. Same culinary use as the golden chanterelle.

Edibility
Edible
Rarity
common
Trophic mode
mycorrhizal
Typical peak
Sep

Season

Aug–Oct — typical fruiting months: Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.

Host trees & substrate

  • Mycorrhizal with oak
  • Mycorrhizal with beech

Where it grows

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