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Yellowfoot Chanterelle

Craterellus tubaeformis

LOW RISK

Craterellus tubaeformis Assessment

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Caratteristiche Chiave

  • Funnel-shaped brown to grayish-brown cap
  • Decurrent yellow-orange blunt ridges
  • Frequent cross-veining on underside
  • Yellowish
  • tapering stem
Colore:

Brown cap with yellow-orange underside

Odore:

Unknown

Schema di Crescita:

Clustered

Ambiente:

Soil and mossy woodland floor

Habitat e Distribuzione

Habitat:

Mossy areas in coniferous and mixed forests

Distribuzione:

Temperate Northern Hemisphere

Stagionalità:

Late summer to winter

Valore Economico

Domanda di Mercato:

High - widely foraged and traded commercially

Fascia di Prezzo:

$15-25/lb fresh

Uso Commerciale:

Sold fresh or dried in specialty culinary markets globally

Specie Simili

False Chanterelle

Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca

LOW TOXICITY - can cause mild gastrointestinal distress
Differenze Chiave:
  • Features true, sharp-edged gills instead of blunt ridges
  • Cap is typically more uniformly orange rather than deep brown

Deadly Webcap

Cortinarius rubellus

TOXIC - deadly kidney failure
Differenze Chiave:
  • Features true rust-brown gills
  • Stem typically retains web-like cortina remnants
  • Cap is conical or umbonate, rarely deeply funnel-shaped

Azione Consigliata

Examine the underside for blunt, cross-veined ridges rather than sharp, true gills to confirm identification.