False Chanterelle
Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Family: Hygrophoropsidaceae
Overview
Orange thin-fleshed mushroom of conifer needle duff across Europe and North America. Has forked TRUE gills (not chanterelle ridges). Most people tolerate it, but some have severe GI upset; modern advice is to avoid.
Edibility
Inedible
Rarity
common
Trophic mode
saprotrophic
Host trees & substrate
- Local forest substrate
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