Cinnabar Chanterelle

Cantharellus cinnabarinus (Schwein.) Schwein.

Also called: Red Chanterelle, Cinnabar-red 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 cinnabarinus

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

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

Photos

Photo: Y. Liu. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Bryan Rennick. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: M Sorensen. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: eml23. 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 Cinnabar Chanterelle by month
Month	Records
January	1
February	2
March	0
April	2
May	29
June	113
July	429
August	427
September	222
October	102
November	12
December	9

Where it is found

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

North Carolina 225 records · Foraging rules
Pennsylvania 165 records · Foraging rules
Virginia 141 records · Foraging rules
New York 101 records · Foraging rules
Tennessee 92 records · Foraging rules
Maryland 75 records · Foraging rules
Florida 66 records · Foraging rules
Massachusetts 66 records · Foraging rules
New Jersey 64 records · Foraging rules
Michigan 61 records · Foraging rules
Ohio 54 records · Foraging rules
Mississippi 53 records · Foraging rules
Connecticut 45 records · Foraging rules
Indiana 42 records · Foraging rules
West Virginia 37 records · Foraging rules

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Alabama34 records
Texas30 records
Illinois27 records
District of Columbia25 records
Missouri21 records
Ontario21 records
Quebec19 records
Wisconsin18 records
Georgia17 records
South Carolina15 records
Arkansas11 records
Delaware11 records
Oklahoma8 records
Louisiana7 records
Vermont7 records
Kentucky6 records
Rhode Island6 records
Minnesota5 records
Colorado3 records
Kansas2 records
New Hampshire2 records
Washington2 records
Alaska1 records
British Columbia1 records
Maine1 records
Manitoba1 records
Montana1 records
South Dakota1 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	white

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

About

Cantharellus cinnabarinus, the red chanterelle, is a species of fungus. It is a member of the genus Cantharellus along with other chanterelles. Its distinctive red color is imparted by the carotenoid canthaxanthin. Widely distributed in eastern Northern America, it fruits in association with hardwood trees in the summer and fall.

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