Description

Fragrant Chanterelle (Craterellus odoratus) is a golden, apricot-scented chanterelle relative, and this liquid culture makes verified living stock of it available for research use. Out-Grow's liquid culture syringe contains live, actively growing Craterellus odoratus mycelium in sterile nutrient solution.

The entire genus Craterellus has resisted indoor cultivation, and no protocol fruits this species in a controlled setting; that scarcity is why wild chanterelles command premium prices. What this culture provides is the working platform domestication research requires: maintained mycelium for agar expansion, preservation, and host inoculation study.

Why Work With Fragrant Chanterelle?
Chanterelle domestication is one of the standing prizes of applied mycology, and it will be won through exactly this kind of material: living cultures paired with host seedlings in patient synthesis trials. C. odoratus adds a distinctive southern, fragrant taxon to that effort, and to any serious mycorrhizal culture library.

Working Conditions:
Expand on MEA at 70 to 80 F in darkness. Expect slow, pale, waxy growth in the chanterelle manner. Full ectomycorrhizal discipline applies: early transfers from young margins, multiple backups, and rigorous asepsis throughout.

Key Characteristics of Fragrant Chanterelle (Craterellus odoratus):

• Ecology: Ectomycorrhizal associate of hardwoods, fruiting as fragrant golden trumpets.
• Culture Behavior: Slow, waxy, pale colony growth demanding patient, sterile handling.
• Research Value: Working material for chanterelle domestication and mycorrhizal synthesis research.

Taxonomy of Fragrant Chanterelle (Craterellus odoratus):

• Kingdom: Fungi
• Phylum: Basidiomycota
• Class: Agaricomycetes
• Order: Cantharellales
• Family: Hydnaceae
• Genus: Craterellus
• Species: Craterellus odoratus

Storage and Usage Tips:
Store your Fragrant Chanterelle liquid culture syringe in a cool, dark location and expand promptly. Treat every healthy plate as irreplaceable working stock.