False Chanterelle

Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca (Wulfen) Maire

Safety first

This mushroom is listed as poisonous. Eating it can make you seriously ill.

Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.

If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call US Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911 right away. In Canada, call your provincial poison centre or 911.

Edibility

Poisonous Source: Wikipedia: Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca

Classification from Wikipedia: Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.

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Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

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Recorded observations of False Chanterelle by month
MonthRecords
January53
February11
March13
April2
May16
June31
July157
August342
September455
October475
November169
December83

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

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  • Maine28 records
  • West Virginia27 records
  • Arizona25 records
  • Idaho25 records
  • Minnesota22 records
  • Virginia21 records
  • Tennessee18 records
  • Maryland17 records
  • Nova Scotia17 records
  • New Jersey16 records
  • Ohio13 records
  • Wisconsin13 records
  • Connecticut12 records
  • Rhode Island9 records
  • Florida9 records
  • New Brunswick9 records
  • Alberta7 records
  • Indiana7 records
  • South Carolina6 records
  • New Mexico6 records
  • Prince Edward Island6 records
  • Kentucky5 records
  • Newfoundland and Labrador5 records
  • Manitoba4 records
  • Illinois3 records
  • Northwest Territories3 records
  • Montana3 records
  • Georgia3 records
  • Wyoming2 records
  • Iowa2 records
  • District of Columbia2 records
  • Alabama2 records
  • Missouri1 records
  • Yukon1 records
  • Saskatchewan1 records
  • Texas1 records
  • Delaware1 records
  • Utah1 records

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Identification traits

Cap shapedepressed
Underside (gills, pores or teeth)gills
Ecologysaprotrophic
Stem featuresbare
Spore print colorwhite

Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.

About

Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca, commonly known as the false chanterelle, is a species of fungus in the family Hygrophoropsidaceae. Austrian naturalist Franz Xaver von Wulfen described the false chanterelle in 1781, noting both its resemblance with the true chanterelles and people's propensity to confuse them. The false chanterelle was then placed in the genus Clitocybe, but it was later observed that its forked gills and dextrinoid spores indicated a relationship to Paxillus. Genetic analysis has confirmed that it belongs to the order Boletales and is more closely related to boletes. The fruit bodies (mushrooms) are yellow–orange, with a funnel-shaped cap up to 8 cm (3 in) across that has a felt-like surface. The thin, often forked gills on the underside of the cap run partway down the length of the otherwise smooth stipe. The species is found across several continents, growing in woodland and heathland, and sometimes on woodchips used in gardening and landscaping. Reports on the mushroom's edibility vary; it is considered poisonous, but has historically been eaten in parts of Europe and the Americas.

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