Cap |
The funnel-shaped cap has a wavy, irregular
margin. Diameter up to 10 cm. Colour varies from light yellow to deep
egg-yolk yellow. |
Veins
|
Not strictly gills at all, the wrinkled
veins on the underside of the cap distinguish the Common Chanterelle
from lookalikes such as Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca, the False
Chanterelle.
The veins are very thick and decurrent, extending well down the stipe;
they are straight near to the stipe but forked and more sinuous towards
the edge of the cap. |
Stipe |
The same colour or somewhat paler than the
cap; short, and merging into the cap.
When growing in clumps, as is often the case, the stems of Common
Chanterelles are often curved and occasionally joined together near the
base. |
Spore print |
Pinkish-white. |
Odour/taste |
Faint odour of apricots; taste (uncooked) not
distinctive. |
Habitat |
This species is most frequently found in
deciduous forests of oak, chestnut or hazel, but Common Chanterelles
also occur under conifers and occasionally on roadside verges beneath
deciduous hedgerows. They show a preference for acid soils. |
Season |
June to October - even into November in mild autumns. |
Occurrence |
Frequent. |
Similar species |
- Often confused with Hygrophoropsis
aurantiaca, the False Chanterelle, which is a bright orange
gilled boletoid fungus.
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