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White chanterelle
Cantharellus subalbidus is a pale wild chanterelle of western North American conifer forests, sautéed or baked as a choice edible and easily confused with other chanterelles.
What it is
Cantharellus subalbidus, the white chanterelle, is a wild mushroom native to western North America. It belongs to the genus Cantharellus, which includes several popular edible chanterelles. It was described by Smith and Morse in 1947.
The catalogue gives the species as a wild culinary chanterelle, with the Pacific Northwest as its region.
Habitat and season
The species is found in California and the Pacific Northwest, mainly from August to October. It forms ectomycorrhizal partnerships with pine, hemlock, Douglas-fir and Pacific madrone, and it is more common in old-growth forest than in younger stands.
Appearance
The cap is white to cream when young and later darkens to yellow-orange. It becomes funnel-shaped (infundibuliform) with age. The stalk is bare, with yellow-brown spots from bruising and age. Its cream-to-white colour and orange bruising distinguish it from other chanterelles.
Food use
The encyclopedia entry calls it a choice edible mushroom. It can be sautéed, or cut into chunks and baked at 177 °C (350 °F) for about 10 minutes.
Look-alikes and cautions
Similar western chanterelles include C. californicus, C. cascadensis, C. cibarius var. roseocanus and C. formosus. Other look-alikes named in the entry include Leucopaxillus albissimus, Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca, Chroogomphus tomentosus, and species of Clitocybe, Craterellus, Gomphus, Omphalotus and Polyozellus.
This page is not an identification guide. The look-alikes include species that are not edible, so anyone gathering white chanterelles should confirm identification with an expert before eating them.
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Western North America
Documented use · Region evidenceNative to western North America; the catalogue gives the Pacific Northwest as its region.
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Cantharellus subalbidusSmith and Morse 1947; genus Cantharellus
California and Pacific Northwest, August to October; host trees; old-growth preference
Appearance; orange bruising; similar chanterelles and look-alikes
Sautéing and baking at 350 °F for about 10 minutes