Cantharellus tubaeformis Bull.: Fries
Syst. Mycol. 1: 319. 1821.

Common Names: Yellow foot, Winter Chanterelle, Funnel Chanterelle

Synonyms: Cantharellus infundibuliformis, Craterellus tubaeformis

• Pileus

  Cap 2-4 cm broad, at first convex, then depressed, sometimes hollow in the center, trumpet-shaped; margin incurved, wavy; surface dry, brown to yellowish-brown, with fine dark scales; flesh thin, yellowish-brown; odor and taste mild.

• Lamellae

  Gills buff-brown, lighter than cap, edges blunt, decurrent, widely separated, with cross-veins.

• Stipe

  Stipe 2.5-7.0 cm long, 0.5-1.0 cm thick, buff-brown, smooth, equal, flattened to longitudinally grooved, sometimes hollow.

• Spores

  Spores 8-12 x 5-8 µm, smooth, elliptical. Spores pale buff to white in deposit.

• Habitat

  Scattered to clustered on soil, moss, and rotten wood in conifer woods during mid-winter.

• Edibility

  Edible and excellent.

• Comments

  This diminutive member of the chanterelle clan is recognized by a yellowish-brown, trumpet-shaped, sometimes hollow fruiting body, and blunt-edged widely spaced gills. Cantharellus tubaeformis appears well after the start of the mushroom season with peak fruitings in January and February, thus one of its common names: Winter Mushroom.

• Other Descriptions and Photos
  • Tom Duffy: Cantharellus tubaeformis (CP)
  • Boleslaw Kuznik: Cantharellus tubaeformis (CP)
  • Boleslaw Kuznik: Cantharellus tubaeformis (CP)
  • Boleslaw Kuznik: Cantharellus tubaeformis (CP)
  • Taylor F. Lockwood: Cantharellus tubaeformis (CP)
  • Fred Stevens: Cantharellus tubaeformis (CP)
  • Boleslaw Kuznik -- Hunting for Mushrooms: Cantharellus tubaeformis (CP)
  • Per Marstad: Cantharellus tubaeformis (CP)
  • Na Grzyby: Cantharellus tubaeformis (D & CP)
  • Svampbok: Cantharellus tubaeformis (D & CP)
  • Pilze, Pilze, Pilze: Cantharellus tubaeformis (CP)
  • Page perso de JJ.Wuilbaut: Cantharellus tubaeformis (CP)
  • Mushroom Observer: Craterellus tubaeformis (CP)
  • Arora (1986): p. 665 (D) plate 180 (CP) [as Cantharellus infundibuliformis]
  • Arora (1991): p. 6 (D & CP) [as Cantharellus infundibuliformis]
  • Breitenbach & Kränzlin (vol. 2): sp. 485 (D, I, & CP)
  • Fischer & Bessette: p. 27 (D), p. 28 (CP)
  • Jordan: p. 81 (D & CP) [as Cantharellus infundibuliformis]
  • Lincoff: p. 392 (D), plate 441 (CP)
  • McKenny et al.: p. 26 (D & CP) [as Cantharellus infundibuliformis]
  • Miller: sp. 261 (D & CP)
  • Phillips: p. 214 (D), p. 215 (CP)
  
  

  (D=Description; I=Illustration; P=Photo; CP=Color Photo)