Cantharellus cibarius

Cap	The funnel-shaped cap has a wavy, irregular margin. Diameter up to 10cm. 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 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 November.
Occurrence	Frequent.
Similar species	Often confused with Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca, the False Chanterelle, which is a bright orange gilled boletoid fungus.