Cantharellopsis prescotii

Prescott’s false chanterelle

Scientific identification: Cantharellopsis prescotii (Weinm.) Kuyper
Family: Repetobasidiaceae
Class: Agaricomycetes
Genus: Cantharellopsis

Names across languages

English: Prescott’s false chanterelle
German: Bräunendes Nabeltrichterchen
Finnish: Valkolakki
Estonian: Valkjas ebakukeseen
Russian: Кантареллопсис Прескота

The scientific profile

From the latest record: 2025-09-28.

Hymenium

Folded, irregular gill-like ridges—intermediate between chanterelles and typical gills

Cap

No distinct cap, tan to whitish, surface resembling an omphalinoid or chanterelle form

Hymenium Attachment

Hymenium consists of folded ridges

Stipe

Present but slender, not prominently differentiated from cap-like structure

Spore print

Spore print white to cream

Ecology

Ecology, bryophilous—grows among mosses on calcareous soils, summer-autumn

Description

Rare and too small to eat

Description

Red list fungi

Fruit body

Fruit body small, 0.7-1.5 cm, stipe 1.0 x 0.1-0.2 cm

Odour

Mild

Taste

Mild

Microscopy

Spores smooth, inamyloid, 4.5-6(-6.5) x 2.5-4 µm, no cystidia

Overview

Rare, moss-associated agaric with folded hymenial ridges and omphalinoid-chanterelle resemblance

1986). La Famiglia Delle Tricholomataceae, Atti Del Convegno Internazionale Del 10-15 Settembre 1984, Borgo Val Di Taro, Italy (Borgo Val Di Taro) 6: 99.

https://www.gbif.org/species/2538209

Field encounters

28/Sep/25, 3:03 PM

Soodla, Raudoja, Harjumaa, Eesti

Mixed forest, near forest road, mosses with calcareous rocks

59°23'13.9"N 25°23'30.9"E

🌡️ 14°C 🌦️ Partly sunny 💨 Wind 60° ENE->WSW, 19 km/h

Original Instagram post

09/Aug/25, 7:03 PM

Soodla jõgi, Anija vald, Harjumaa, Eesti

Mixed forest, near forest road, mosses with calcareous rocks

59°23'13.9"N 25°23'30.9"E

🌡️ 22.5°C 🌦️ Sun and clouds, after heavy rains

Original Instagram post

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