False Chanterelle

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Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca

False Chanterelle, a reference photo
Photo: walt sturgeon (Mycowalt) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca, commonly known as the false chanterelle, is a species of fungus in the family Hygrophoropsidaceae.

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Is it poisonous?

Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Boletales
Family
Hygrophoropsidaceae
Species
Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca

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