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.