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| synonyms: White Chanterelle |
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| location: North America |
| edibility: Choice |
| fungus colour: White to cream, Orange |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| flesh: Flesh discolours when cut, bruised or damaged, Flesh fibrous usually pliable (like grass) |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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White Chanterelle Cantharellus subalbidus Smith & Morse Cap 5-13cm across, flat to broadly depressed with a somewhat wavy margin; whitish bruising yellowy or orange or orange-brown; smooth or slightly scaly in age. Gills close, often forked, cross veined, distant ridges descending stalk; whitish. Stem 20-60 x 10-30mm, stout; white discoloring brownish; dry, smooth. Flesh thick, firm; white. Spores ellipsoid, smooth, 7-9 x 5-5.5µ. Deposit white. Habitat scattered or in groups on the ground under mixed conifers or mixed oaks. Common. Found in the Pacific Northwest. Season September-November. Edible-excellent, and much sought after in western North America |
Mushroom Recipes |
| Girolles ŕ la Forestičre |
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