Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales Family: Cantharellaceae
Species: Cantharellus cibarius Fr.
Synonyms: Agaricus cantharellus
Agaricus chantarellus
Agaricus chanterellus
Cantharellus cibarius f. neglectus
Cantharellus cibarius f. pallidus
Cantharellus cibarius forma neglectus
Cantharellus cibarius var. albus
Cantharellus cibarius var. cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius var. rufipes
Cantharellus rufipes
Cantharellus vulgaris
Craterellus cibarius
Merulius cantharellus
Merulius chantarellus
Common Name: Chanterelle


Swedish Indicator List: Woodland Indicator Species
An ectomycorrhizal species
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Cantharellus cibariusPhotographer: © Mark Wright
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (43)
Quercus (18)
Quercus petraea (4)
Betula pendula (2)
Corylus avellana (1)
Betula (1)
Pinus sylvestris (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (12)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (12)
Woodland: mixed (9)
Woodland (7)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (5)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (2)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (2)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (28)
Soil Mossy (22)
Soil Leaves (7)
Soil Grassy (6)
Litter (1)
Soil bare (1)
Soil Needle (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (6)
March (1)
June (1)
July (17)
August (27)
September (47)
October (13)
November (1)
December (2)