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Cantharellus cinereus

Cantharellus cinereus Pers.

A species in the family Hydnaceae, order Cantharellales. Recorded under 1 common name across 1 language.

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Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Cantharellales
Family
Hydnaceae
Genus
Cantharellus
What it is called
Dutch
Grauwe cantharel
Also known as

Older literature may use these names. They all refer to the same species.

  • Cantharellus hydrolips (Bull.) Duby
  • Cantharellus hydrolyps J.Schröt.
  • Craterellus australis (Cleland & Cheel) Grgur.
  • Craterellus cinereus (Pers.) Pers.
  • Helvella hydrolips Bull.
  • Merulius cinereus (Pers.) Pers.
  • Merulius cinereus subsp. leucophaeus Pers.
  • Merulius cinereus var. hydrolips (Bull.) Mérat
  • Merulius hydrolips (Bull.) J.F.Gmel.
  • Merulius hydropipes J.F.Gmel.
  • Peniophora cervina (Thüm.) Höhn. & Litsch.
  • Phaeocantharellus cinereus (Pers.) Loquin
  • Xerocarpus cinereus (Pers.) P.Karst.
  • Xerocarpus cinereus var. cervinus Thüm.

Classification and names from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC-BY 4.0).

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