''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.
References
External links
''Craterellus aurora''MushroomExpert.com
Edible fungi
Cantharellales
Fungi of Europe
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