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Pacific Golden Chanterelle
Cantharellus formosus, the Pacific golden chanterelle, is the main commercially harvested chanterelle of the Pacific Northwest and the state mushroom of Oregon. It is ectomycorrhizal with Douglas-fir and western hemlock, and its paler false gills often have a pinkish tint.
Choice edible; brush clean rather than washing. Rule out the poisonous western jack-o'-lantern (Omphalotus olivascens: sharp true gills, clusters on wood), the false chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca (true forked gills), and the inedible scaly vase chanterelle Turbinellus floccosus.
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