Cantharellus cascadensis

Cantharellus cascadensis, the Cascade chanterelle, is a fungus native to the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It is considered a choice edible mushroom.

Taxonomy
Both Cantharellus cascadensis and C. roseocanus were first considered to be varieties of C. cibarius, then of C. formosus. C. cascadensis was genetically classified as its own species in 2003.

It is named after the Cascade Range, where it was formally described in 2003.

Description
The cap is usually bright yellow with a smooth or wooly surface. The stipe is club-shaped to bulbous.

Similar species
Several other species of chanterelle may be found in western North America:
 * C. californicus
 * C. formosus
 * C. roseocanus
 * C. subalbidus

Additionally, Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca, Chroogomphus tomentosus, and species in the genera Craterellus, Gomphus, Omphalotus, and Polyozellus may have a somewhat similar appearance to C. cascadensis.