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Cantharellus cibarius

Golden chanterelle, type species of the Cantharellus genus.

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Cantharellus cibarius

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The golden chanterelle, which serves as the type species for the genus Cantharellus, is formally named Cantharellus cibarius.[1] Girolle or girole are alternative common names for this fungus.[2] The fruiting body measures between 3 and 15 cm in width and 5 to 10 cm in height.[3]

Scientific classification

  1. KingdomFungi
  2. ClassAgaricomycetes
  3. OrderCantharellales
  4. FamilyCantharellaceae
  5. GenusCantharellus
  6. SpeciesCantharellus cibarius

Named by Fr. (1821)

Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Cantharellus cibarius (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Conservation status

Least Concern (LC)

  1. LC▲ this species
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX
Population trend
Not held in our sources — see the assessment
Assessment published
2025

Source: IUCN Red List assessment · GBIF copy of the Red List category

Where the cantharellus cibarius has been recorded

Where the cantharellus cibarius has been recorded45 mapped locations from 71,788 GBIF occurrence records

Each dot is a place where the species has been observed and reported (71,788 records, half-degree grid) — not a modelled range. 666 inland records left out (institution coordinates). 1 isolated far-off record not drawn.

Map: drawn by Codexery. Data: GBIF occurrence search (records CC0 / CC BY) · Natural Earth basemap (public domain)

Quick Facts

Species
cibarius

Facts from the source article.

Biology and range

It typically fruits from June to December.[4] Chanterelles remain a wild mushroom because they are not easily cultivated.[5] Yellow to dark yellow hues characterize the mushroom's coloring, and any damage to the cap results in the appearance of red spots.[6] A yellowish spore print is produced by chanterelles, which also give off a subtle apricot-like scent and taste.[6]

Deciduous and coniferous forests across Europe, from Scandinavia down to the Mediterranean Basin, are the primary habitat for this species.[4]

What the specialist sources record

Kuo reports that in western North America, only four cibarius-like species have been delineated with contemporary species concepts.[7] The Forbes Wild Foods account describes chanterelles as having false gills or forked ridges that extend from the stem across the underside of the cap.[5] Kuo notes that the spore print colors recorded for North American cibarius-like species include white, creamy, yellow, pinkish, and deep pinkish.[7] Kuo also states that some cibarius-like chanterelles may be associated with a limited number of hosts.[7]

The Missouri Department of Conservation account says the habitat for golden chanterelle and smooth chanterelle is the same.[8]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Cantharellus cibarius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "cibarius - Wiktionary", en.wiktionary.org (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Cantharellus cibarius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Cantharellus cibarius Fr. - Chanterelle", First Nature, 2020; "Golden chanterelle (girolle)", Missouri Department of Conservation, 2020 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Cantharellus cibarius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Cantharellus cibarius Fr. - Chanterelle", First Nature, 2020; Arora, "Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi", Ten Speed Press, 1986, p. 662-64 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Cantharellus cibarius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Cantharellus cibarius Fr. - Chanterelle", First Nature, 2020; "Learn about chanterelle mushrooms", Forbes Wild Foods, 13 April 2017; Kuo, "Cantharellus 'cibarius'", MushroomExpert.Com; Buyck, "Setting the Record Straight on North American Cantharellus", Cryptogamie, Mycologie, September 2016, p. 405–417; Francis-Baker, "Concise Foraging Guide", Bloomsbury, 2021, p. 110 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. "Learn about chanterelle mushrooms", Forbes Wild Foods, 13 April 2017. facts only, no text reused. wildfoods.ca
  6. Wikipedia, "Cantharellus cibarius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Cantharellus cibarius Fr. - Chanterelle", First Nature, 2020; "Learn about chanterelle mushrooms", Forbes Wild Foods, 13 April 2017; "Cantharellus 'cibarius'", MushroomExpert.Com; "Cantharellus cibarius Fr. - Chanterelle", First Nature, 2020; "Learn about chanterelle mushrooms", Forbes Wild Foods, 13 April 2017; Arora, "Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi", Ten Speed Press, 1986, p. 662-64 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Kuo, "Cantharellus 'cibarius'", MushroomExpert.Com. facts only, no text reused. mushroomexpert.com
  8. "Golden chanterelle (girolle)", Missouri Department of Conservation, 2020. facts only, no text reused. nature.mdc.mo.gov

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Cantharellus cibarius (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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