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False Chanterelle - Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca Depressed to infundibuliform peach-colored caps with decurrent cream-colored gills with short gills frequent.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a deciduous forest. False chanterelle,Geotagged,Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca,Summer,United States,fungus,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge

False Chanterelle - Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca

Depressed to infundibuliform peach-colored caps with decurrent cream-colored gills with short gills frequent.

Habitat: Growing on the ground in a deciduous forest.

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The False chanterelle

''Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca'', commonly known as the false chanterelle, is an orange funnel-shaped mushroom which has been confused at times with the true chanterelles, however recent work shows its affinity lies with the boletes in the order Boletales.

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Similar species: Boletales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jan 2, 2019. Captured Jul 3, 2017 09:27 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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