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Main differences between this and the true chanterelles is that this is hollow down the center and has a scaly cap. Both have a ribbed hymenium. Gomphus is larger. Another Gomphus - G. kaufmanii is more brown than orange to orange-red in color. 043-001

« Contains muscarine which can cause severe gastric upset and sweating. Jack-o-lantern - formerly Omphalotus olearis then Omphalotis illudens (deceiving) - Clitocybe illudens Phylogentic study suggests its distantly related to O. Olearis, a different look-a-like. 042-001

EDIBLE MUSHROOMS & POISONOUS LOOK-A-LIKES

Called C. fallax in the east, they are genetically the same as C. cornucopioides, despite having a pinkish or yellowish spore print and different size-spores. They have been considered mycorrhizal because of their outdated taxonomic association with chanterelles, but are now thought to be sabrobic, though they may have an association with moss, where they are often found. They grow under both hardwoods and conifers. 044-001 »