''Craterellus lutescens'', formerly sometimes called ''Cantharellus lutescens'' or ''Cantharellus xanthopus'' or ''Cantharellus aurora'', commonly known as Yellow Foot, is a species of

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. It is closely related to ''

Craterellus tubaeformis ''Craterellus tubaeformis'' (formerly ''Cantharellus tubaeformis'') is an edible fungus, also known as yellowfoot, winter mushroom, or funnel chanterelle. It is mycorrhizal, forming symbiotic associations with plants, making it very challengi ...

''. Its hymenium is usually orange or white, whereas the hymenium of ''C. tubaeformis'' is grey. ''C. lutescens'' is also usually found in

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Description

The species is more brightly coloured than ''

''. The

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is lobed irregularly and is brown to

bistre Bistre (or bister) can refer to two things: a very dark shade of grayish brown (the version shown on the immediate right); a shade of brown made from soot, or the name for a color resembling the brownish pigment. Bistre's appearance is genera ...

. The hymenium and stipe are also more brightly coloured than ''C. tubaeformis''. The hymenium is almost smooth or slightly veined and is pink. The stipe is yellow-orange. The species is edible.

Habitat

The species can commonly be found in large colonies in some

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s, under spruce, mountain

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s, or

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woods near the seashore.

Research

An extract of ''Craterellus lutescens'' exhibits inhibitory activity on

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References

External links

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