False Chanterelle
Not a chanterelle at all, but mistaken for one by beginners because of its color and shape, this variant of Hygrophoropsis features a cap with orange-brown to reddish colors, sometimes with an orange margin. There are several other color variants of the common Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca that may or may not be distinct species. Caps of this species are up about 3 inches across, dry and centrally depressed to funnel-shaped with thin flesh. The gills are close and thin, decurrent, intervenose and frequently forking. Stalks may be smooth to scurfy and are usually concolorous with the caps. They grow on woody debris under both conifers and hardwoods. They have no distinct odor or taste, but cause significant indigestion in many people.