Mushroom pickers love to collect chanterelles, because they are practically not affected by insects. In addition, its aroma and taste are top notch. All types of mushrooms can be tubular or lamellar, the chanterelle is lamellar. You can see this feature by looking at the underside of the cap.
Chanterelle or funnel-shaped is a common edible mushroom of the chanterelle family. Below are photographs, as well as a detailed description of this type of fruit bodies.
Edible chanterelle mushroom tubular
Latin name: Cantharellus tubaeformis.
Family: Chanterelle.
Synonyms: funnel-shaped chanterelle, tubular chanterelle, funnel-shaped chanterelle, tubular chanterelle, tubular cantarella.
Hat: small, up to 4 cm in diameter, sometimes up to 6 cm, flat or convex. With age, it stretches and acquires a funnel-shaped shape. In the photo of the tubular chanterelle, it can be seen that the edges of the cap are wavy, strongly tucked up:
The surface is uneven, grayish-yellow in color, covered with dark velvety scales.
Leg: up to 8 cm in height and 3-8 mm in thickness, cylindrical, often squeezed at the sides, tubular, hollow, smoothly turning into a cap. The color of the leg is yellow, chrome yellow, fades with age.
Flesh: thin, firm, elastic, white or yellowish. Has an earthy pleasant aroma, slightly bitter taste. Adult specimens have an unpleasant aftertaste, so it is not advisable to collect them.
Plates: presented in the form of 'false plates', that is, a branched network of vein-like folds, smoothly descending to the pedicle, the color of the plates is light gray, inconspicuous. Looking under the hat, you can just see what kind of chanterelles in their structure are: tubular or lamellar.
Edible: category 2 edible gourmet mushroom. Has the same value as the common chanterelle. It is used in cooking for various processing processes: frying, boiling, drying, pickling, salting, etc. Sometimes the fruit body is considered of low quality due to the harsh pulp, but this feature is solved by heat treatment.
Similarities and differences between the tubular chanterelle and other mushrooms
Similarities and differences: fortunately, the tubular chanterelle has no poisonous twins, so there is no risk of poisoning with this fungus. Both of the species mentioned below are edible and widely used in cooking.
The tubular chanterelle is similar to the yellowing chanterelle (Cantharellus lutescens), but the latter has a less branched and weakly protruding hymenophore.
The gray funnel (Craterellus cornucopioides) is also similar to the funnel chanterelle. The difference is the dull and much darker coloration of the funnelhopper. In addition, this representative has a smooth hymenophore.
Distribution: mixed and coniferous forests, located throughout Russia and Ukraine. The tubular chanterelle grows in groups from spring to late autumn. The peak of collection is in the months of August and October.
