Cantharellus persicinus, the peach or pink chanterelle, is a fungus native to the Appalachian region of eastern North America.[1] Like other popular edible chanterelles, it is a member of the genus Cantharellus. It is suspected of being mycorrhizal, found in association with oaks and eastern hemlock.[1]
| Cantharellus persicinus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Cantharellales |
| Family: | Cantharellaceae |
| Genus: | Cantharellus |
| Species: | C. persicinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cantharellus persicinus R.H. Petersen 1986
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Cantharellus persicinus | |
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 | Ridges on hymenium |
 | Cap is infundibuliform |
 | Hymenium is decurrent |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white to pink |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is choice |
DNA analysis has shown C. persicinus to be a genetically valid species.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Kuo, M. (Feb 2011). "Cantharellus persicinus". MushroomExpert.Com. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ^ Moncalvo, Jean-Marc; et al. (2006). "The cantharelloid clade: dealing with incongruent gene trees and phylogenetic reconstruction methods". Mycologia. 98 (6): 937–48. doi:10.3852/mycologia.98.6.937. PMID 17486970.
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