Source-reviewed species profile
False chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Orange funnel with thin crowded forked true gills. This profile covers broad field features, season and habitat.
Learning content – not identification
Images, text and app suggestions cannot confirm a species or food safety.
Field features
- Orange funnel with thin crowded forked true gills.
Habitat and search guidance
Coniferous woodland litter, stumps and woody debris.
Season
Summer and autumn.
Safety status
Not presented as a food mushroom. This profile supports learning and safer boundaries; it does not approve a finding.
Sources and review status
- Normlisten 2026 – Fagmykologisk råd
- Pensumliste for soppsakkyndige – traktsopper
- Giftinformasjonen – sopp
Last reviewed: 9 August 2026.