simonb Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 I'm fairly confident these are chanterelles. Found growing on the ground in the ironwood forest (eastern hophornbeam) roughly 4 ft from the base of the tree. Strangely the 4 of them were growing in a clump; uncommon for chanterelles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbenn Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 I want to say Chanterelle but just can't tell how thin those gills are from the photo. Check they don't glow in the dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mushroom Whisperer Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 Do they split from top to bottom like string cheese? And is the meat white? Also any smell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonb Posted July 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 Very thick ridges, also with a lot of cross veining between them. The interior is solid white, definitely splits easily. Pleasant smell, but I can't say I've ever detected the fruity smell described for some chanterelles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River_Forager Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 A good tell tale is that chanterelles will smell fruity like apricots. the gills should be more like folds or ridges, you should not be able to bend them over with your finger (The gills) on some occasions you will see chants growing in small clusters like this, usually 4 or 5 max but it is uncommon and more of a trait of the jack o lanterns. the gills on yours are obviously somewhat larger and more pliable than what i would consider a more standard / common chanterelle, and would give me some hesitation about committing to them being a chanterelles, that being said ive found ones very similiar to yours before here in the Sudbury Ontario area, perhaps there is a certain species of chanterelle in this area like that? the size and shape color and decurrent gills all point to chants but i would personal stay clear of eating them just as a precaution until someone can shine more light on this. 100% was growing in soil not on wood or buried wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mushroom Whisperer Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 Jack-o'Lanterns or Omphalotus sp. generally don't have forked gills, and their interior meat is light orange to orange. And they do fruit on wood, whether buried or not. Here in Washington State, I have harvested yellow chanterelles that grew in clusters, as well as some with well defined false gills such as the ones displayed on your mushrooms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 Here's some chanterelles with deep gill-like hymenium; found in Maine in 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River_Forager Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 That's very interesting, very good information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Those are most definitely chanterelles good find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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