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Scaly Chanterelle

Turbinellus floccosus
State St, Amherst, MA, US
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native research grade research grade
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 (12 in) high and 30 cm (12 in) wide. The lower surface, the...

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State St, Amherst, MA, US
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☁️ Overcast , 22.2°C
RH 66% , DP 15.5°C

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