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ECONOMIC BOTANY
Volume 62, Issue 3, Pages 376-391Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12231-008-9042-7
Keywords
Cantharellus; Chanterelle; Internal transcribed spacer (ITS-RFLP); Live oak; Mushroom harvest; Oak chanterelle; Wild edible fungi
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A New, Commercially Valuable Chanterelle Species, Cantharellus californicus sp. nov., Associated with Live Oak in California, USA. The prominent golden chanterelle of California's oak woodlands is characterized as a new species, Cantharellus californicus sp. nov., using molecular and morphological data. Our observations indicate that it is the largest Cantharellus species in the world, with individual sporocraps commonly weighing 1/2 kilogram (kg) (or 1 pound) or more when mature. Other Cantharellus species in California are compared and evaluated, including their known ectomycorrhizal hosts. The California oak chanterelle is an economically valuable species, and some observations on its commercial harvest are presented.
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