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Cantharellus confluens [ Basidiomycetes > Cantharellales > Cantharellus . . . ] by Michael Kuo If you want to tell me this species is dubiously separated from Cantharellus lateritius, I won't argue with you--much. Virtually the only feature distinguishing the two species is the fact that in Cantharellus confluens, as the name suggests, the mushrooms are often confluent; stems give rise to more than one cap-like structure. In Cantharellus lateritius this does not happen. Both species have a smooth to wrinkled undersurface, and microscopic features are virtually identical. To my knowledge no DNA study has been published in which Cantharellus confluens is considered. Description: Ecology: Mycorrhizal with hardwoods; growing alone, scattered, or gregariously; summer; southern Appalachians, southeastern United States, and Mexico.Fruiting Body: Up to 13 cm high and 8 cm across; usually with two to several cap-like structures arising from one or more individual or conjoined stem structures. Caps: Flat, becoming centrally depressed but without developing a perforated disc; fleshy; bald; orange to yellow; the margin fairly thick, becoming wavy to lobed or irregular. Undersurface: Smooth or with shallow wrinkles; colored like the cap or paler; bruising and staining dark yellow. Stem: Up to 4 cm long and 2.5 cm thick; tapering to the base; colored like the cap or paler; fleshy (not hollow); bruising and staining dark yellow. Flesh: Whitish to yellowish; soft. Odor and Taste: Taste not distinctive; odor fragrant and sweet. Spore Print: Pale yellow. Microscopic Features: Spores 7-10 x 4.5-6 µ; smooth; ellipsoid; inamyloid; hyaline to ochraceous in KOH. Basidia to about REFERENCES: (Berkeley & Curtis, 1866) Petersen, 1979. (Saccardo, 1888; Smith, 1968 [as lateritius?]; Petersen, 1979b; Weber & Smith, 1985.) Herb. Kuo 07171005. |
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