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Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca Habitat: Mostly coniferous forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/89351/hygrophoropsis_aurantiaca.html" title="Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/89351_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=4T6GSxUoT2VKOviX8vAa1Hg7OyE%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca Habitat: Mostly coniferous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/89352/hygrophoropsis_aurantiaca.html False chanterelle,Geotagged,Hygrophoropsis,Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> False chanterelle,Geotagged,Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca

Habitat: Mostly coniferous forest

Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca Habitat: Mostly coniferous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/89352/hygrophoropsis_aurantiaca.html False chanterelle,Geotagged,Hygrophoropsis,Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca,Summer,United States

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  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    Vibrant! Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Yes, and it looked quite different from the other one I saw on this same hike:
      Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca Cap: Fuzzy; Pale orange with darker orange center<br /> Gills: Wavy; maybe false gills?; orange; forked<br /> Stem: Sticky; orange; curved at base<br /> Habitat: Coniferous forest with few deciduous trees; mostly pine<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/89227/unidentified_mushroom_-_hygrophoropsis_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/89229/unidentified_mushroom_-_hygrophoropsis_sp.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/89228/unidentified_mushroom_-_hygrophoropsis_sp.html False chanterelle,Geotagged,Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca,Summer,United States
       Posted 5 years ago

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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 29, 2020. Captured Aug 23, 2019 09:53 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.5
  • 1/49s
  • ISO100
  • 24mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.