Blue Chanterelle
Polyozellus multiplex
Family: Thelephoraceae
Also called: Black-Staining Polypore, Multiplex Polypore
Overview
Clustered rosettes of blue-black fan-shaped caps in spruce-fir forest. Unmistakable, regionally rare. Good edible with strong sweet aroma when dried.
Edibility
Edible
Rarity
rare
Trophic mode
mycorrhizal
Typical peak
Sep–Oct
Season
Sep–Nov — typical fruiting months: Aug, Sep, Oct.
Host trees & substrate
- Mycorrhizal with pine
- Mycorrhizal with hemlock
Where it grows
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