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Red Chanterelle (Cantharellus cinnabarinus) - Old Specimen Old chanterelle (possibly becoming parasitized?) growing in moss near a forested trail.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105657/red_chanterelle_cantharellus_cinnabarinus_-_old_specimen.html" title="Red Chanterelle (Cantharellus cinnabarinus) - Old Specimen"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/105657_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Iq%2FCaXwuWQBkRJoEzgeoh9v3KGY%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Red Chanterelle (Cantharellus cinnabarinus) - Old Specimen Old chanterelle (possibly becoming parasitized?) growing in moss near a forested trail. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105656/red_chanterelle_cantharellus_cinnabarinus_-_old_specimen.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105655/red_chanterelle_cantharellus_cinnabarinus_-_old_specimen.html Cantharellus cinnabarinus,Fall,Geotagged,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105655/red_chanterelle_cantharellus_cinnabarinus_-_old_specimen.html" title="Red Chanterelle (Cantharellus cinnabarinus) - Old Specimen"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/105655_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=SforH4nT7yUWbHu7odW1IE08Pxs%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Red Chanterelle (Cantharellus cinnabarinus) - Old Specimen Old chanterelle (possibly becoming parasitized?) growing in moss near a forested trail.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105657/red_chanterelle_cantharellus_cinnabarinus_-_old_specimen.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105656/red_chanterelle_cantharellus_cinnabarinus_-_old_specimen.html Cantharellus cinnabarinus,Fall,Geotagged,United States" /></a></figure><br /> Cantharellus cinnabarinus,Fall,Geotagged,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Red Chanterelle (Cantharellus cinnabarinus) - Old Specimen

Old chanterelle (possibly becoming parasitized?) growing in moss near a forested trail.

Red Chanterelle (Cantharellus cinnabarinus) - Old Specimen Old chanterelle (possibly becoming parasitized?) growing in moss near a forested trail. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105656/red_chanterelle_cantharellus_cinnabarinus_-_old_specimen.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105655/red_chanterelle_cantharellus_cinnabarinus_-_old_specimen.html Cantharellus cinnabarinus,Fall,Geotagged,United States

Red Chanterelle (Cantharellus cinnabarinus) - Old Specimen Old chanterelle (possibly becoming parasitized?) growing in moss near a forested trail.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105657/red_chanterelle_cantharellus_cinnabarinus_-_old_specimen.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105656/red_chanterelle_cantharellus_cinnabarinus_-_old_specimen.html Cantharellus cinnabarinus,Fall,Geotagged,United States

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The Red Chanterelle

''Cantharellus cinnabarinus'' is a fungus native to eastern North America. It is a member of the genus ''Cantharellus'' along with other chanterelles. It is named after its red color, which is imparted by the carotenoid canthaxanthin. It is edible, fruiting in association with hardwood trees in the summer and fall.

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Similar species: Cantharellales
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Dec 14, 2020. Captured Nov 4, 2020 15:38 in 1850 Carters Dam Rd, Chatsworth, GA 30705, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/22.0
  • 1/83s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.