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Red Chanterelles - Cantharellus cinnabarinus Finding these beauties was an accident. I was finishing up searching for moths in the very early morning hours, but couldn&#039;t get back to my car because a huge tree had fallen across the small ravine. Soooo, I took the long way around and came upon these mushies!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Forest edge<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108163/red_chanterelles_-_cantharellus_cinnabarinus.html" title="Red Chanterelles - Cantharellus cinnabarinus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/108163_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=50xWJtm00qvrbPHmNcLM6sZILVw%3D" width="200" height="148" alt="Red Chanterelles - Cantharellus cinnabarinus Finding these beauties was an accident. I was finishing up searching for moths in the very early morning hours, but couldn&#039;t get back to my car because a huge tree had fallen across the small ravine. Soooo, I took the long way around and came upon these mushies!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Forest edge<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108165/red_chanterelles_-_cantharellus_cinnabarinus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108164/red_chanterelles_-_cantharellus_cinnabarinus.html Cantharellus,Cantharellus cinnabarinus,Geotagged,Red Chanterelle,Summer,United States,fungus,mushrooms" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108165/red_chanterelles_-_cantharellus_cinnabarinus.html" title="Red Chanterelles - Cantharellus cinnabarinus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/108165_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=%2FlN1R433mJp3Th%2BA9Jx26LjG8pA%3D" width="200" height="194" alt="Red Chanterelles - Cantharellus cinnabarinus Finding these beauties was an accident. I was finishing up searching for moths in the very early morning hours, but couldn&#039;t get back to my car because a huge tree had fallen across the small ravine. Soooo, I took the long way around and came upon these mushies!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Forest edge<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108163/red_chanterelles_-_cantharellus_cinnabarinus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108164/red_chanterelles_-_cantharellus_cinnabarinus.html Cantharellus cinnabarinus,Geotagged,Red Chanterelle,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> Cantharellus cinnabarinus,Geotagged,Red Chanterelle,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Red Chanterelles - Cantharellus cinnabarinus

Finding these beauties was an accident. I was finishing up searching for moths in the very early morning hours, but couldn't get back to my car because a huge tree had fallen across the small ravine. Soooo, I took the long way around and came upon these mushies!

Habitat: Forest edge

Red Chanterelles - Cantharellus cinnabarinus Finding these beauties was an accident. I was finishing up searching for moths in the very early morning hours, but couldn't get back to my car because a huge tree had fallen across the small ravine. Soooo, I took the long way around and came upon these mushies!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Forest edge<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108165/red_chanterelles_-_cantharellus_cinnabarinus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108164/red_chanterelles_-_cantharellus_cinnabarinus.html Cantharellus,Cantharellus cinnabarinus,Geotagged,Red Chanterelle,Summer,United States,fungus,mushrooms

Red Chanterelles - Cantharellus cinnabarinus Finding these beauties was an accident. I was finishing up searching for moths in the very early morning hours, but couldn't get back to my car because a huge tree had fallen across the small ravine. Soooo, I took the long way around and came upon these mushies!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Forest edge<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108163/red_chanterelles_-_cantharellus_cinnabarinus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108164/red_chanterelles_-_cantharellus_cinnabarinus.html Cantharellus cinnabarinus,Geotagged,Red Chanterelle,Summer,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 Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Feb 3, 2021. Captured Jul 12, 2020 05:54 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/128s
  • ISO1600
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.