Cap
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Caps vary from 2 to 8 cm across, usually a
shallow funnel-shaped cap of orange or orange-yellow colour. The margin
usually remains slightly inrolled and is often wavy and irregular in
diameter, although generally less so than that of Cantharellus
cibarius, with which it is sometimes confused. |
Gills
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Often a brighter orange than the cap colour,
the forked gills are decurrent and narrow. |
Stipe
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Typically 3 to 5 cm tall and 5 to 10 mm in diameter, the stipe is the same
colour as the cap or slightly darker. |
Spore print |
White. |
Odour/taste |
Not distinctive. Some people suffer
hallucinations after eating this species, and so it should be treated with
caution. |
Habitat |
In coniferous woods or on acid heathland. |
Season |
August to November. |
Occurrence |
Fairly frequent. |
Similar species |
- Cantharellus
cibarius, a popular edible species, has wrinkled veins rather
than gills.
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