Chanterelle

Cantharellus cibarius Fr.

Also called: Golden Chanterelle

Safety first

Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.

If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call US Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911 right away. In Canada, call your provincial poison centre or 911.

Edibility

Edible (per source) Source: Wikipedia: Cantharellus cibarius

Classification from Wikipedia: Cantharellus cibarius. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.

Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.

Photos

Photo: feralist. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Sam Bucciarelli. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Matt Pelikan. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: woody832. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)

Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

The highlighted bar is the current month.

View season data as a table

Recorded observations of Chanterelle by month
Month	Records
January	13
February	1
March	6
April	5
May	18
June	47
July	277
August	317
September	205
October	125
November	33
December	11

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

California 138 records · Foraging rules
Quebec 129 records · Foraging rules
Pennsylvania 113 records · Foraging rules
North Carolina 107 records · Foraging rules
New York 107 records · Foraging rules
Ontario 103 records · Foraging rules
Mississippi 92 records · Foraging rules
Michigan 77 records · Foraging rules
Washington 71 records · Foraging rules
Tennessee 67 records · Foraging rules
Ohio 65 records · Foraging rules
Florida 61 records · Foraging rules
Illinois 58 records · Foraging rules
Louisiana 52 records · Foraging rules
West Virginia 50 records · Foraging rules

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British Columbia43 records
Colorado41 records
Wyoming37 records
Massachusetts37 records
Texas33 records
Oregon32 records
Virginia29 records
Nova Scotia29 records
Minnesota28 records
Idaho26 records
New Hampshire26 records
Maine25 records
Indiana23 records
Georgia23 records
New Jersey22 records
Vermont22 records
Wisconsin22 records
Alabama14 records
Maryland13 records
Utah13 records
Connecticut11 records
Alaska10 records
Missouri10 records
New Brunswick10 records
South Carolina10 records
Iowa9 records
Arizona8 records
Oklahoma8 records
Kentucky7 records
New Mexico6 records
Montana5 records
District of Columbia4 records
Kansas4 records
Manitoba3 records
Delaware2 records
Arkansas1 records
Newfoundland and Labrador1 records
Prince Edward Island1 records
Rhode Island1 records

All state and province foraging laws

Identification traits

Cap shape	infundibuliform
Underside (gills, pores or teeth)	ridges
Ecology	mycorrhizal
Stem features	bare
Spore print color	yellow

Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.

About

Cantharellus cibarius (Latin: cantharellus, "chanterelle"; cibarius, "culinary") is the golden chanterelle, the type species of the chanterelle genus Cantharellus. It is also known as girolle (or girole). Despite its characteristic features, C. cibarius can be confused with species such as the poisonous Omphalotus illudens. The golden chanterelle is a commonly consumed and choice edible species.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the original article.