Cantharellus tubaeformis Fr. Cap 2-8cm across, convex then soon flat and depressed, funnel-shaped in center, margin inrolled, wavy; deep yellow to yellow-brown, paler with age. Gills decurrent, narrow, blunt, and irregularly branched and vein-like; yellowish to gray-violet. Stem 25-80 x 4-l0mm, hollow, often flattened or grooved; yellow to dull yellow-orange. Flesh pallid yellow. Odor pleasant. Taste pleasant. Spores ellipsoid, smooth, 8-12 x 6-10µ. Deposit white. Habitat often in large troops in wet, mossy bogs. Found throughout northern North America and Europe. Season July-October. Edible-good. Comment The very similar Cantharellus infundibuliformis Fr. has a darker cap, duller stem, and cream to yellowish spores. |