Cantharellus lutescens
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''Craterellus lutescens'', formerly sometimes called ''Cantharellus lutescens'' or ''Cantharellus xanthopus'' or ''Cantharellus aurora'', commonly known as Yellow Foot, is a species of mushroom. It is closely related to '' Craterellus tubaeformis''. Its
hymenium The hymenium is the tissue layer on the hymenophore of a fungal fruiting body where the cells develop into basidia or asci, which produce spores. In some species all of the cells of the hymenium develop into basidia or asci, while in others some ...
is usually orange or white, whereas the hymenium of ''C. tubaeformis'' is grey. ''C. lutescens'' is also usually found in wetlands.


Description

The species is more brightly coloured than '' Craterellus tubaeformis''. The cap is lobed irregularly and is brown to bistre. 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 coniferous forests, under
spruce A spruce is a tree of the genus ''Picea'' (), a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal (taiga) regions of the Earth. ''Picea'' is the sole genus in the subfami ...
, mountain
fir tree Firs (''Abies'') are a genus of 48–56 species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae. They are found on mountains throughout much of North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa. The genus is most closely related to ...
s, or pinewoods near the seashore.


Research

An
extract An extract is a substance made by extracting a part of a raw material, often by using a solvent such as ethanol, oil or water. Extracts may be sold as tinctures, absolutes or in powder form. The aromatic principles of many spices, nuts, h ...
of ''Craterellus lutescens'' exhibits inhibitory activity on thrombin.


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''Craterellus aurora''
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