Cantharellus chicagoensis occurs over a widespread area, in hardwood forests across the Midwest and Mid Atlantic USA

Data to indicate population trends is lacking, but based on the available data (Leacock et al. 2016, iNaturalist 2021), it can be inferred that it is a common and widespread species, occurring in a stable habitat; therefore I recommend listing as Least Concern (LC).

Cantharellus chicagoensis was described from collections made in the vicinity of Chicago, Illinois, USA (Leacock et al. 2016).

Previously, it would have been referred to as Cantharellus cibarius, an European species not known to occur in North America.

Cantharellus chicagoensis occurs over a widespread area, in hardwood forests across the Midwest and Mid Atlantic USA

Data to indicate population trends is lacking, but based on the available data (Leacock et al. 2016, iNaturalist 2021), it can be inferred that it is a common and widespread species, occurring in a stable habitat; therefore I recommend listing as Least Concern (LC).

Being recently described (Leacock et al. 2016), the distribution of Cantharellus chicagoensis remains poorly know.

Currently it is known from the lower Midwest of USA, (Iowa, southern Wisconsin and Illinois east into western New York, south to as least southern Ohio and Indiana, but likely more widespread than records currently indicate.

The range of Cantharellus chicagoensis occurs over a widespread area, in hardwood forests across the Midwest and Mid Atlantic USA.  Data to indicate population trends is lacking, but based on the available data (Leacock et al. 2016, iNaturalist 2021), it can be inferred that it is a common and widespread species, occurring in a stable habitat.

Cantharellus chicagoensis is ectomycorrhizal with oaks (Quercus spp.) and possibly other hardwoods in young to mature forests. Fruiting in summer, often in large gregarious patches.

No specific threats have been identified with regards to this species.

No specific conservation actions is needed with regards to this species.

More data on distribution and population size of this species.

Commonly collected by forgers and low scale commercial pickers as an edible species.

iNaturalist. 2021. http://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed on March 02.

Leacock, P.R., Riddell, J., Wilson, A.W., Zhang, C. and Mueller, G.M. 2016. Cantharellus chicagoensis sp. nov. is supported by molecular and morphological analysis as a new yellow chanterelle in Midwestern United States. Mycologia 108(4): 765–772.