Cantharellus aurora (Batsch) Kuyper
(Golden Chanterelle)

Interactions where Cantharellus aurora is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/Ireland Dryas octopetala Mountain Avens Rosales: Rosaceae Notes and Records (Oct 2000), Henrici, A., 2000
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Cantharellaceae/Cantharellus aurora/Cantharellus auroragolden chanterellefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Dryas octopetala/Dryas octopetalamountain avensliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with root PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Cantharellaceae/Cantharellus aurora/Cantharellus auroragolden chanterellefruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersroot
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with root Major Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Cantharellaceae/Cantharellus aurora/Cantharellus auroragolden chanterellefruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/PiceasprucesrootMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with root Major Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Cantharellaceae/Cantharellus aurora/Cantharellus auroragolden chanterellefruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pinerootMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/IrelandQuestionableRestricted Pinus sylvestris (native Scottish form) Caledonian Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Fungi of Northern Pine and Birch woods, Orton, P.D., 1986
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Cantharellaceae/Cantharellus aurora/Cantharellus auroragolden chanterellefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris (native Scottish form)/Pinus sylvestris (native Scottish form)Caledonian pineliverootSole

Cantharellus aurora (Golden Chanterelle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cantharellus aurora (Golden Chanterelle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Henrici, A., 2000Notes and Records (Oct 2000)Vol 1 (4)
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Orton, P.D., 1986Fungi of Northern Pine and Birch woodsBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 20 (2): 130-145.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCantharellus aurora (Golden Chanterelle)
GenusCantharellus (chanterelles)
FamilyCANTHARELLACEAE (chanterelles)
OrderCANTHARELLALES (chanterelles, hedgehog fungi and some fairy clubs and resupinates)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cantharellus aurora (Golden Chanterelle)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Harrington, T. 2001 Fungi in the Burren Field Mycology Vol 2 (1): 30-33, rear cover.

Cantharellus aurora (Golden Chanterelle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cantharellus aurora (Golden Chanterelle):

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