Cantharellus amethysteus
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| Cantharellus amethysteus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Cantharellales |
| Family: | Cantharellaceae |
| Genus: | Cantharellus |
| Species: | C. amethysteus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cantharellus amethysteus (Quél.) Sacc. 1887 | |
| Cantharellus amethysteus | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Ridges on hymenium |
 | Cap is flat or depressed |
 | Hymenium is decurrent |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white to yellow |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is edible |
Cantharellus amethysteus, the amethyst chanterelle, is a species of Cantharellus from Europe.[1]
