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Pacific Northwest Fungi Forager
Winter Chanterelle
Craterellus tubaeformis
This small, hardy edible (often called yellow foot) is not afraid of a little cold and often grows in the same environment as Golden Chanterelles a few weeks later in the year.
Cap
greyish brown to dark yellow with depressed center
Gills
very blunt, forked, and vein-like running a little down the stem
Stem
hollow and dark yellow to brownish
Spores
whitish
Companions
Fir, hemlock, moss
Seasons
late Autumn through early Winter
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