One of the types of edible mushrooms in great demand in the kitchen is the Chanterelle tubaeformis. It is a type of mushroom that can be found in deciduous forests that has become a delicacy for the kitchen. Unlike other common mushrooms, this can be found both in late spring and late autumn and sometimes in late summer somewhat rainier.
In this article we are going to tell you about the characteristics, the tricks to be able to collect and the ecology of the Chanterelle tubaeformis.
Key features
Hat and foils
This mushroom has a cap of about 5 centimeters in diameter when it is adult. When it begins to develop, the hat widens until it reaches this diameter. It is a hat that can be recognized since it has a flat shape although they have and the performance in the center that with age reaches inside the foot. This is a possible indicator of the age of the mushroom. If we analyze the sinking in the center, we can see if it is a younger mushroom and not worth collecting yet.
When the mushroom is young, it usually has the diameter of the hat between about 2-3 centimeters. When it develops it can reach 9 centimeters in height. In said passing evolution from a convex to flat shape. When she has the maturity reached has a funnel or trumpet shape. We see that the whole carpophore is a unit and is completely hollow to the base of the foot just as it were a funnel. The cuticle is fibrous, flows to and the margin somewhat wavy, recurved and smooth.
The color of the hat can be somewhat variable. The most normal thing is that we see it with a brown color and that it has yellowish ocher shades. The brim of the hat can be recognized from the Chanterelle tubaeformis since it usually be more yellowish and is wavy than irregularly curved. It is one of the indicators that can help us differentiate this species from others in the same group.
Its plates are non-existent since the hymenium is formed by forked ribs that are always well marked. They can be recognized with the naked eye since they are widely separated from each other and are decurrent on the foot. They have a greyish color although the background is smooth and somewhat more yellowish. It has longitudinal folds that are quite evident and marked by way of veins.
Pie and meat
As for the foot, it is a type of central foot and with a cylindrical shape. It is compressed on the sides and acquires a furrowed shape. Its texture is completely smooth and has a matte yellow color. On some occasions, depending on the degree of environmental humidity and the place where it is, we can find that the foot turns a grayish color. However, this is not the most common.
The foot is hollow although it has a brighter color than the hymenium. It formed a homogeneous set with the hat and it is more common to see that the bases of the feet are glued together with other copies. They do this in order to optimize development and not compete too much for resources.
Lastly, its meat is quite scarce, very fine but flexible. It is somewhat harder than the foot and has a pale yellow color. When removed it has a musty or moldy smell. The taste is sweet and it is not at all unpleasant so it becomes an edible mushroom. It can be said that its flavor is slightly fruity, sweet and smooth.
Habitat and edibility of Chanterelle tubaeformis
It is a mushroom that It has its habitat under coniferous or deciduous forests. It is usually found in humid areas under leaf litter or mosses. Litter is the set of leaves that fall from deciduous trees and that crowd the ground while it decomposes into organic matter that re-nourishes the soil. These nutrients are essential to have a soil rich in organic matter. Not only does it contribute organic matter to the soil, but the litter helps to retain moisture very well.
A set of these environmental conditions make the Chanterelle tubaeformis find the ideal guidelines for your growth and development. In these humid areas they usually appear in colonies of great number with feet attached to each other often bunched together. As we mentioned at the beginning of the article, it is a mushroom both spring and autumn. On some occasions, if the summer has been somewhat rainier, it can appear in late summer.
It can also be found in pine forests and yesterday two although it grows mainly on areas with so much moss, soil humus and always gregariously.
It is a good edible and used to make sauces and accompaniments to meat and fish. If we compare it with the Cratarellus lutescens we see that it is less aromatic although both can be cooked in the same way since they use the traditional recipe for elvers.
Observations of Chanterelle tubaeformis
It is quite similar to Cratarellus lutescens, but in this case of confusion It will not give any problem since this mushroom is also edible. They differ essentially in that it does not have any fold of the hymenium and has a continuous foot of a yellow color in both that is more evident. This last mushroom does not have to grow gregariously by joining the feet of the specimens. All these are some small indicators that can help us to differentiate some specimens from others.
It is traditionally known as Chanterelle tubaeformis and in almost every day it appears with this name. Tubaeformis can be deduced that it means like tube shape. One of the possible confusions may be the Chanterelle melanoxeros. The main difference with this mushroom is that it has a yellowish cap and its flesh turns black. It is a fairly easy way to be able to differentiate specimens to get the mushroom we want to collect well.
I hope that with this information you can learn more about chanterelle tubaeformis, its characteristics, habitat and collection.