Cantharellus lateritius

Cantharellus lateritius
In Wayne National Forest, Ohio, USA
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Cantharellales
Family:	Cantharellaceae
Genus:	Cantharellus
Species:	C. lateritius
Binomial name
Cantharellus lateritius (Berk.) Singer (1951)
Synonyms[1]
Thelephora cantharella Schw. (1822) Craterellus cantharellus (Schw.) Fr. (1838) Craterellus lateritius Berk. (1873) Trombetta lateritia (Berk.) Kuntze (1891)

Species of fungus

Cantharellus lateritius Mycological characteristics
	Ridges on hymenium
	Cap is infundibuliform
	Hymenium is decurrent
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is cream to salmon
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is choice

Cantharellus lateritius, commonly known as the smooth chanterelle, is a species of edible fungus in the mushroom family Cantharellaceae. The species has a complex taxonomic history, and has undergone several name changes since its first description by American mycologist Lewis David de Schweinitz in 1822. The fruit bodies of the fungus are brightly colored yellow to orange, and usually highly conspicuous against the soil in which they are found. At maturity, the mushroom resembles a filled funnel with the spore-bearing surface along the sloping outer sides. The texture of the fertile undersurface (hymenium) of the caps is a distinguishing characteristic of the species: unlike the well-known golden chanterelle, the hymenium of C. lateritius is much smoother.

Chemical analysis has revealed the presence of several carotenoid compounds in the fruit bodies. Found in Asia, Africa, and North America, the species forms ectomycorrhizal relationships.