14 October 2006 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Common Name False chanterelle Cap Initially convex, soon expanding, usually funnel shaped with age, surface felty, margin incurved, pale yellow, orange yellow to orange, to about 8 cm across Gills Forked, decurrent, yellow to orange, rarely whitish Stem Cylindrical, sometimes curved at the base Flesh Concolorous, firm Smell Indistinct Taste Bitter Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Very common Habitat In coniferous woods and on heaths Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (5-7) x (3.5-4.5) µm2 Edibility Avoid: variously described as edible, poisonous or hallucinogenic Notes This fungus is superficially similar to the chanterelle, Cantharellus cibarius, but unlike the chanterelle it has true gills rather than ridges 
21 October 2009 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |