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CANTHARELLUS c i b a r i u s .
Edible Cantharellus.—Chantarelle.
C l a s s a n d O r d e u CRYPTOGAMIA FUNGI, Li««.—N a t O k d . FUNGI, Link.
G EN E R IC CHARACTER.
Pileus hymenio inferiori. Lamella plicaformes, dichotomai, subinde obsoleta;.
Pileus carnosus vel membranaceus.
Pileus with the hymenium inferior. Lamellte in the form of dichotomous
(sometimes obsolete) folds. Pileus fleshy or membranaceous.
s p e c i f i c c h a r a c t e r .
C a n t h a r e l l u s c i b a r i u s ; vitellinus, pileo carnoso, subrepando, glabro, plicis
tumidis, stipite solido, deorsum attenuato.—F r i e s .
C. buff-yellow, the pileus fleshy, somewhat repand, glabrous, the folds tum
id ; stipes solid, attenuated downwards.
C a n t h a r e l l u s c i b a r i u s , Fries, Sysi. Mycol. v . 1 . p . 318.—Grev. Fl. Fdin.
p. 396.— Wern. Trans, v . 4. p. 368.
Merulius Cantharellus, Pers. Syn. Fung. p. 488.—Alb. et Schwein. p. 233.—
De Cand. Fl. Fran;, v. 2. p. 128.—Fjusd. Syn. p. 26.—Sibth. Fl. Oxon.
p. 374— Relh. Fl. Cant. p. 519.— With. Bot. Arr. ed. 6. v. 4. p, 196.—
—Purt. Midi. Fl. V. 2. p. 620.—Nees, Syst. t. 31. £ 234.—Schwein. Fung.
Carol. No. 825.—Hook. Fl. Scot. Part 2 . p. 25.—Host. Syn. p. 644.—
Schum. Fl. Sail. 2 . p. 567.— Trait. Schwaem. p. 83. t. 8.—Fjusd. Fssb.
Schwaem. p. QS- t. P.
A garicus cantharellus, Linn. Sp. PI. IGSQ.—Fl. Suec. 1207.—Bull. Champ.
t. 62. et 505. f. 1.—Fl. Dan. t. 264.—Sow. Fung. t. 46.
A garicus Chantarellus, Schaff. Fung. t. 82.—Bolt. Fung. t. 62.—Huds. Fl.
Angl. p. 609.—Lightf. Fl. Scot. p. ] 008.
A g a r ic u s , No. XII. Gled. Metk. Fung. p. 103.
F ungus luteus sen pallidus. Chanterelle dictus, &c. J. Bank. Hist. v. 3.
p. 832.—Ray, Syn. p. 2 .
A l e c t o r o p h o id e s sulcis crispis, Batt. Fung. p. 39. t. 14. f. A,-C.
A m a n i t a lutea, oris contortis. Dill. Cat. Giss. 179.
M erulius flavus, oris co n to rtis e t laceris. Hall. Fnum. Helv. p. 33.
F ungus esculentus, acris, colore vitellino, &c. Mich. Nov. PI. Gen. p. 144.
H ab. Woods and hedges, b u t especially in F ir forests and plantations.
Summer and autumn ; frequent.
Entire plant o f a full buffish-yellow, or yolk of egg colour, of a rather firm
yet b rittle substance. Pileus 1-4 inches in breadth, glabrous, irregular,
subrepand, frequently variously lobed, the margin rounded, the centre
mostly depressed, sometimes much hollowed. Flesh yellowish-white,
or pale yellowish. Lamella in the form o f tumid veins or folds, branching
dichotomously, and sometimes anastomosing. Stipes firm, solid, 1-2
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