YellowCantharellus cibarius

Hat: bright yellow and uniform, sometimes yellow or pinkish ochre.

Fingernails: arising, forked, uniform yellow or bright yellow-orange; sometimes pinkish.

Stalk: concolor, sometimes yellowish-rusty, but generally moderate.

lesh: white or yellow.

Spores : 7-9.5 x 4-5.5 μm, elliptical.

Taste: sweet.

Odour: strong and pleasant, fruity.

WHERE TO FIND IT AT AROUCA GEOPARK

Fruiting Season April - June | September - December

Dimension Hat: 3-10 cm | Foot: 2-7 X 0.5-1.5 cm

Habitat Mainly under hardwoods, but also conifers, on non-calcareous soils.

Cantharellus cibarius  © Avelino Vieira

Cantharellus cibarius © Avelino Vieira

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