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Spotted chanterelle

Spotted chanterelle

Cantharellula umbonata
Edible
★★☆☆☆
Taste rating: 2 out of 5

How to identify it

Cap
Cap grey to brown-grey, sometimes with a violet tint, often funnel-shaped with a small sharp bump in the centre.
Underside
Gills white, clearly forked and becoming reddish-brown spotted with age.
Stem
Stem slender and often white-felted at the base.
Smell
No particularly strong smell is given as a characteristic.

Occurrence and habitat

Grows in coniferous woodland, mainly in northern and central Sweden.

Preparation

Clean and cook by heating. Can be fried or used in mixed mushroom dishes.

Recipe suggestions

Fry spotted chanterelle with butter and onion and mix with cream for a simple mushroom sauce.

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⚠ Important safety information

Be particularly careful with identification because poisonous similar funnel-shaped mushrooms occur. Svampguiden notes that these do not have forked gills.

Facts and sources

Sources
Svampguiden – Fläckkantarell; SLU Artdatabanken/Artfakta.
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