Introduction to Mushrooms Revised April 2000
by By Michael W. Beug Email: beugm@evergreen.edu
The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA
Slide 13.
Hygrophoropsis aurantiacus bears a slight resemblance to a yellow Chanterelle. The gills of Hygrophoropsis aurantiacus fork but are more blade-like than blunt. If you eat this species by mistake, you will find that it tastes rather like rotting leaves.