chainfruit vs Small Chanterelle

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Cantharellus minor

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Small Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Small Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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.