Cantharellula umbonata

Cantharellula umbonata
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Tricholomataceae
Genus:	Cantharellula
Species:	C. umbonata
Binomial name
	Cantharellula umbonata; (J.F.Gmel.) Singer (1936)
Synonyms
	Cantharellus umbonatus (J.F. Gmel.) Pers.; Hygrophoropsis umbonata (J.F. Gmel.) Kühner & Romagn.; Merulius umbonatus J.F.Gmel. (1792);

Cantharellula umbonata, the humpback,^[1] is a species of fungus in the genus Cantharellula.

The gray cap is slightly convex and 2–5 centimetres (3⁄4–2 in) wide. The gills are decurrent and mostly forked. The stem is up to 8 cm (3+1⁄4 in) wide. The flesh is whitish and may stain reddish. The smell and taste are often mild. The spore print is white.^[2] Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca has forked (but orange) gills.^[2]

It is common in eastern North America, particularly in summer and autumn.^[3]^[4] It is associated with Polytrichum and other mosses found in the southeastern United States.^[4] It commonly grows in boggy areas and under conifers.^[2] It is edible, and best when young.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Dahlberg, A. (2022) [errata version of 2019 assessment]. "Cantharellula umbonata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T122090350A223016941. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T122090350A223016941.en. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 389. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
^ ^a ^b ^c Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. FalconGuides. Globe Pequot Press. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.

External links

Cantharellula umbonata in Index Fungorum
Cantharellula umbonata in MycoBank.

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[iucn-1] Dahlberg, A. (2022) [errata version of 2019 assessment]. "Cantharellula umbonata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T122090350A223016941. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T122090350A223016941.en. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[audu-2] Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 389. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.

[3] Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.

[mill06-4] Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. FalconGuides. Globe Pequot Press. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.

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