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Hygrocybe cantharellus

(Schwein.) Murrill

Chanterelle Waxgill

GNRUnranked Found in 32 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122965
Element CodeNFFUN1Q020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyHygrophoraceae
GenusHygrocybe
Synonyms
Hygrophorus cantharellus(Schw.) Fr.
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Species Fungorum (2018) transfers Hygrophorus cantharellus to Hygrocybe cantharellus.
Conservation Status
Change Date1996-10-01
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS2Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
British ColumbiaSUYes
New BrunswickSUYes
QuebecS5Yes
LabradorSNRYes
ManitobaSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (32)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
Peace RockBoise National Forest191,734
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Brule Lake - Eagle MountainSuperior National Forest12,380
New Hampshire (7)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
Tusquitee BaldNantahala National Forest13,670
Oregon (4)
AreaForestAcres
Sky Lakes AWinema National Forest3,940
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Minister ValleyAllegheny National Forest1,417
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sampson Mountain AdditionCherokee National Forest3,064
Vermont (5)
AreaForestAcres
Devil's Den 09083Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests9,169
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Lye Brook Addition 09085Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,111
Wilder Mountain 09082Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests8,759
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
Washington (3)
AreaForestAcres
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Red LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest2,162
Salmo - Priest BColville National Forest11,869
West Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09154 - St. Peters DomeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest4,002
References (4)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  4. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.