- Cap expanded to funnel-shaped, matt and felted when young, smooth when older, reddish-brown to dark brown.
- Gills decurrent, forked, strongly orange-coloured.
- Stem often thin, orange-brown, paler than the cap.
- Flesh thin, orange-coloured to pale yellow, with mild taste.
Miscellaneous agarics
Foxy False Chanterelle
Hygrophoropsis rufa
LC
Least concern
Inedible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows on or beside decaying stumps in coniferous forest. Rare.
Similar species
Identical to Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca except for the dark brown cap colour.