Cantharellus anzutake explained

Cantharellus anzutake, also known as Japanese golden chanterelle, is a fungus native to Japan and Korea. It is a member of the genus Cantharellus along with other popular edible chanterelles. It is named after the Japanese common name of chanterelle, .^[1]

Description

The pileus (cap) of C. anzutake is 10mm40mm wide, and yellow, sometimes with a darker center. The hymenium is folded into decurrent ridges (false gills) and cross-veins. The color of these ridges is usually similar to the cap, becoming whitish to pale cream near the stipe (stem). The stem is 20– long and 3.5– wide, with white coloration. The spores are ellipsoid to ovoid, 7.3–8.8 × 5.1–6.1 μm.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Native to Japan and Korea, C. anzutake forms a mycorrhizal association with Pinus densiflora, Carpinus laxiflora, and Quercus mongolica.

Uses

Cantharellus anzutake is an edible mushroom, long labeled as C. cibarius. Scientists have described a method of obtaining a pure C. anzutake culture from mycorrhizae and reported repeated fruiting of potted pine seedlings inoculated with the culture, potentially making cultivation feasible.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Ogawa . Wakana . Endo . Naoki . Fukuda . Masaki . Yamada . Akiyoshi . 2017 . Phylogenetic analyses of Japanese golden chanterelles and a new species description, Cantharellus anzutake sp. nov. . Mycoscience . 59 . 2 . 153–165 . 10.1016/j.myc.2017.08.014.
2. Buyck . Bart . Hofstetter . Valérie . Ryoo . Rhim . Ka . Kang-Hyeon . Antonín . Vladimír . 2020-12-22 . New Cantharellus species from South Korea . MycoKeys . en . 76 . 31–47 . 10.3897/mycokeys.76.58179 . 1314-4049 . 7772287 . 33384572 . free .
3. Ogawa . Wakana . Endo . Naoki . Takeda . Yumi . Kodaira . Miyuki . Fukuda . Masaki . Yamada . Akiyoshi . 2019-01-01 . Efficient establishment of pure cultures of yellow chanterelle Cantharellus anzutake from ectomycorrhizal root tips, and morphological characteristics of ectomycorrhizae and cultured mycelium . Mycoscience . en . 60 . 1 . 45–53 . 10.1016/j.myc.2018.08.003 . 92552859 . 1340-3540.
4. Ogawa . Wakana . Takeda . Yumi . Endo . Naoki . Yamashita . Shozo . Takayama . Toshiharu . Fukuda . Masaki . Yamada . Akiyoshi . 2019-10-01 . Repeated fruiting of Japanese golden chanterelle in pot culture with host seedlings . Mycorrhiza . en . 29 . 5 . 519–530 . 10.1007/s00572-019-00908-z . 31342139 . 198492809 . 1432-1890.