What do chanterelle mushrooms look like

False gills appear as forked folds or interlaced wrinkles on the underside of a mushroom. False gills are not easily removed from the cap, and look as though they have "melted". You couldn't separate them from the cap without ripping something. The picture on the right is an example. Note how in chanterelle mushrooms the false gills are decurrent, meaning they run down the stem. True gills are individual, blade-like structures. They can be picked off separate from the cap and each other.

Button mushrooms in the grocery store are examples. Smooth, with no bulb around the base or ring. Not hollow. Same color as the cap. Chanterelle mushrooms are most commonly confused with either the jack o'lantern or the false chanterelle. Although not fatal, neither should be eaten.

Jack o'lanterns Omphalotus olearius , Omphalotus illudens , Omphalotus olivascens contain the toxin muscarine. If eaten, they can cause severe cramps and diarrhea. The picture on the right shows a clump of them. One of the best ways to identify a chanterelle from a jack o'lantern is by examining the gills.

Remember that chanterelles have false gills, which are forking wrinkles on the underside of the mushroom that appear "melted". Jack o'lanterns have true gills, meaning they are non-forked and knife-like. An experienced eye usually won't have a hard time distinguishing between a jack o'lantern and a chanterelle. Take some time to look at pictures and try to find examples in the wild.

A trip out with your local mushroom club can be a great help. The next look-alike is the aptly named false chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca.

Although some say this mushroom is edible, it reportedly is far too bitter to taste good. My young daughter still asks for mushroom ice cream often enough, which always confuses people around us and gives me a chuckle.

Hey, did you see this? For more info on mushrooms look on you-tube…. Learn your land , by Adam Harrington. He has classes in your part of the country and there is a list of times and places. Good article as usual Thankyou. Thanks for the write up! I enjoy Chanterelles. Feel free to watch our hunt. Recently found a wonderful cache of chanterelles in western North Carolina.

Your article underlined the importance of mushrooms. Uwe Ehrlich. Thank you for sharing and spreading awareness!

It is nice to know how to spot the right mushroom in the wild. Nevertheless, we can still eat some of them even if they are not medicinal it can still cure our hunger. It has endless capabilities! Just as a heads up for people who may like to go pick their own chantrelle mushrooms you should not pick them as they are not like all mushrooms that drop spoars.

You should cut them when you go out picking and dont pick them right out of the ground. Myself have picked them for years with my husband and he always said to cut them and do not pick, ive also heard that from many other mushroom pickers here on Vancouver Island. Yes, Foragee! I just found a beautiful patch of Cinnabar chantrelle mushrooms in CT.

This was in an area that received over 4 inches of rain in a recent storm. I am so pumped. As most of my finds go, I research to make sure that they are edible. This is a terrible way to harvest. This is not true. I could argue that cutting mushrooms and leaving a stump can rot, grow mold, and kill your entire mushroom patch. Instead of pulling or twisting it is good to cut the stem with a small sharp knife, holding the mushroom still while you do.

Great information. Chanterelles have forked ridges not true gills that are light in color and kind of rubbery to the touch. False Chanterelles have forked orange gills that can be separated they move when stroked and are deeper than those of true Chanterelles. Jack-o-Lantern mushrooms do NOT have forked gills — their gills are straighter.

Chanterelle vs. Jack-o-Lantern 2 Some mushrooms grow on top of wood, while others just grow straight from the soil. Chanterelles never grow on wood. Chanterelles do grow separated from one another, as do false ones.

Jack-o-Lantern mushrooms always grow on wood. Look closely to see if the mushroom is growing on heavily decayed wood or just the ground — usually this is the easiest differentiation tool.

Jack-o-Lantern mushrooms also grow in clusters. Jack-o-Lantern 3 Comparing colors of Chanterelles with Chanterelle look-alikes without referencing the other can be difficult. Chanterelles are yellowish-orange on the outside and white on the interior.