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False chanterelle mushroom

Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca

Photo by KarenSaxton
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Field Notes

Description:

orange mushroom that resembles a chanterelle superficially

Unlike chanterelles, however, Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca features true gills, rather than false gills--and it is a soft, flimsy mushroom when compared to the hard-fleshed, sturdy chanterelles.

Defining features for Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca include the repeatedly forked, orange gills; the soft cap surface; the white spore print; and the dextrinoid spores. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/hygrophoropsis_aurantiaca.html

Habitat:

Shore acres st park hiking trail near Simpson reef

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PublishedOctober 13, 2013

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