Distribution: Western Moist, coastal or mountain environments
Habitat: It seems to be associated primarily with spruce, occurring with Sitka spruce and shore pine near the coast and with Engelmann spruce in the mountains.
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Similar to C. cascadensis, the cap of C. c. roseocanus is smooth, bright yellow orange, often has a pinkish blush near its edge, and bruises less than the other two golden chanterelles.
Sources: Cripps, Cathy L., Vera S. Evenson, and Michael Kuo. Rocky Mountain Mushrooms by Habitat. Chicago, University of Illinois Press, 2016. Trudell, Steve and Joe Ammirati. Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Portland, Timber Press, Inc. 2009.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Cantharellus roseocanus in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
CalPhotos: Cantharellus roseocanus photos.
