Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Family Cantharellaceae | Division Basidiomycota Order Cantharellales Rank Genus | |
Similar Afrocantharellus, Cantharellus persicinus, Pseudocraterellus, Cantharellus lateritius, Cantharellus minor | ||
Goossensia is a fungal genus in the Cantharellaceae family. It is a monotypic genus, and contains one species, Goossensia cibarioides, found in the Congo. The genus was circumscribed by the Belgian mycologist Paul Heinemann in 1958.
G. cibarioides is a bright yellow-orange mushroom that somewhat resembles the Fragrant Chanterelle (Cantharellus odoratus), but has a very watery stipe. It is edible.
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