Orange Chanterelle

– Entire fruitbody distinctly orange, sometimes paler.
– Cap 1-4 cm wide, matte, sometimes finely felty, especially towards the center which is depressed to funnel-shaped.
– Cap margin often uneven, crinkled.
– Underside of the cap with decurrent and forked ridges.
– Flesh with a slightly peppery taste and chanterelle scent.

Grows with beech in rich beech forests.

Not poisonous but should not be picked as an edible mushroom due to its rarity.