Cascade Chanterelle vs chainfruit

Cantharellus cascadensis compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Chanterelle	chainfruit
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Hydnaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cantharellus	Alyxia
Species	Cantharellus cascadensis	Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Cascade Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Chanterelle	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Chanterelle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

chainfruit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cascade Chanterelle

The Cascade Chanterelle (Cantharellus cascadensis) is a species in the genus Cantharellus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.