Flame-Colored Chanterelle
Craterellus ignicolor
Family: Cantharellaceae
Also called: Flame-Colored Chanterelle, Fire Chanterelle
Overview
Bright orange small craterelloid chanterelle on moss in eastern mixed forest. Hollow stipe. Good edible in numbers.
Edibility
Edible
Rarity
uncommon
Trophic mode
mycorrhizal
Typical peak
Sep–Oct
Season
Sep–Nov — typical fruiting months: Aug, Sep, Oct.
Host trees & substrate
- Mycorrhizal with oak
- Mycorrhizal with beech
- Mycorrhizal with maple
- Mycorrhizal with birch
Where it grows
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