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Woolly chanterelle - Turbinellus floccosus Vase-shaped mushrooms with scaly, orange caps. The outer surface was wrinkled and cream-colored. About 7 cm tall.<br />
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Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mostly coniferous forest.<br />
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Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mostly coniferous forest.<br />
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Woolly chanterelle - Turbinellus floccosus

Vase-shaped mushrooms with scaly, orange caps. The outer surface was wrinkled and cream-colored. About 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. About 7 cm tall.<br />
<br />
Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mostly coniferous forest.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/73825/woolly_chanterelle_-_turbinellus_floccosus.html Fall,Geotagged,Turbinellus floccosus,United States,Woolly chanterelle

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''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

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

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Uploaded Feb 6, 2019. Captured Sep 30, 2018 12:35 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.5
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm