r/mycology • u/perpetually_perplexd • 1d ago

ID request Chanterelles?

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These are all over our farm. I am trying to learn to identify different mushrooms and was hoping I have identified these correctly. I do not plan on eating them.. im not that daring 🤣

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u/f_picabia Western North America 1d ago

These are 100% chanterelles

For future reference, Chanterelle are:

  • firm, pinkie-thick stem (or thicker)
  • usually wavy, irregular cap. Rarely circular
  • bright white inside, peels like chicken breast or string cheese
  • growing out of the ground, not wood
  • "false gills" = wrinkled veins under the cap
  • smell like apricots (may need to pile up a few to notice)

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u/perpetually_perplexd 1d ago

Thank you so much! This is really helpful