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Woolly chanterelle - Turbinellus floccosus Vase-shaped mushrooms with scaly, orange caps. The outer surface was wrinkled and cream-colored. They ranged in size from 4-7 cm tall.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mostly coniferous forest.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65323/woolly_chanterelle_-_turbinellus_floccosus.html" title="Woolly chanterelle - Turbinellus floccosus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/65323_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=zRcAKXHK7LrIcxG7jVhkqlMy49g%3D" width="200" height="164" alt="Woolly chanterelle - Turbinellus floccosus Vase-shaped mushrooms with scaly, orange caps. The outer surface was wrinkled and cream-colored. They ranged in size from 4-7 cm tall.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mostly coniferous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65322/woolly_chanterelle_-_turbinellus_floccosus.html Turbinellus floccosus,Woolly chanterelle,chanterelle,fungus,mushroom,orange" /></a></figure><br /> Geotagged,Summer,Turbinellus floccosus,United States,Woolly chanterelle,chanterelle,fungus,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge

Woolly chanterelle - Turbinellus floccosus

Vase-shaped mushrooms with scaly, orange caps. The outer surface was wrinkled and cream-colored. They ranged in size from 4-7 cm tall.

Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mostly coniferous forest.

Woolly chanterelle - Turbinellus floccosus Vase-shaped mushrooms with scaly, orange caps. The outer surface was wrinkled and cream-colored. They ranged in size from 4-7 cm tall.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mostly coniferous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65322/woolly_chanterelle_-_turbinellus_floccosus.html Turbinellus floccosus,Woolly chanterelle,chanterelle,fungus,mushroom,orange

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The Woolly chanterelle

''Turbinellus floccosus'', sometimes known as the shaggy, scaly, or woolly chanterelle, is a cantharelloid mushroom of the family Gomphaceae native to Asia and North America. It was known as ''Gomphus floccosus'' until 2011, when it was found to be only distantly related to the genus's type species, ''G. clavatus''. It was consequently transferred from ''Gomphus'' to ''Turbinellus''. The orange-capped vase- or trumpet-shaped fruiting bodies may reach 30 cm high and 30 cm wide. The lower surface,.. more

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Similar species: Gomphales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Aug 19, 2018. Captured Aug 19, 2018 10:13 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/128s
  • ISO320
  • 100mm
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