Cantharellus cibarius (chanterelle) 1

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Summary[edit] Description: English: Cantharellus cibarius (Fries, 1821) - chanterelle. (public display, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, Colorado, USA) Fungi are multicellular, non-photosynthesizing eucaryotes that are not capable of spontaneous movement. They feed on nutrients derived from organic matter in dead and decaying plants, such as wood, or in soil, or from living organisms. Those that feed on decaying wood or dead plant matter in soil are called saprotrophic fungi. Those that feed on living organisms are called parasitic fungi. Those that colonize a plant's roots and derive nutrients from (but not harming) the host plant are called mycorrhizal fungi. Info. from signage at the Denver Museum: "This mushroom has the color, smell, and taste of apricots. Growing on rocky slopes above 8,000 feet, it is abundant in July and August. The mycorrhizal mushroom can be found near aspen and lodgepole pine trees." Classification: Fungi, Basidiomycota, Agaricomycetes, Cantharellales, Cantharellaceae See a description of the chanterelle at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanterelle. Date: 26 October 2013, 15:14:48. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/22356020363/. Author: James St. John.