False Chanterelle

Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca

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Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca, commonly known as the False Chanterelle, is an orange funnel-shaped mushroom which has been confused at times with the true chanterelles, however recent work shows its affinity lies with the Boletes in the order Boletales.

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  1. (c) Xavier Varela, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/29624180@N04/3016412536
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygrophoropsis_aurantiaca

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