Craterellus lutescens
| Craterellus lutescens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Cantharellales |
| Family: | Cantharellaceae |
| Genus: | Craterellus |
| Species: | C. lutescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Craterellus lutescens | |
| Craterellus lutescens | |
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 | ridges on hymenium |
 | cap is infundibuliform |
 | hymenium is decurrent |
 | stipe is bare |
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spore print is cream to salmon |
 | ecology is saprotrophic |
 | edibility: choice |
Craterellus lutescens, or Cantharellus lutescens or Cantharellus xanthopus or Cantharellus aurora, commonly known as Yellow Foot, is a species of mushroom. It is closely related to Craterellus tubaeformis. Its hymenium is usually orange or white, whereas the hymenium of C. tubaeformis is grey. C. lutescens is also usually found in wetlands.
Description
The species is more brightly coloured than Craterellus tubaeformis. The cap is lobed irregularly and is brown to bistre. The hymenium and stipe are also more brightly coloured than C. tubaeformis. The hymenium is almost smooth or slightly veined and is pink. The stipe is yellow-orange.[1]
Habitat
The species can commonly be found in large colonies in some coniferous forests, under spruce, mountain fir trees, or pinewoods near the seashore.[1]
Research
An extract of Craterellus lutescens exhibits inhibitory activity on thrombin.[2]
References
- 1 2 Multiple authors (1999). The Encyclopedia of Mushrooms. Chanterelle Translations, London. p. 204. ISBN 3-8290-1728-6.
- ↑ Doljak, B.; Stegnar, M.; Urleb, U.; Kreft, S.; Umek, A.; Ciglarič, M.; Štrukelj, B.; Popovič, T. (2001). "Screening for selective thrombin inhibitors in mushrooms". Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis. 12 (2): 123–8. doi:10.1097/00001721-200103000-00006. PMID 11302474.
External links
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- Craterellus lutescens in Index Fungorum
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