Scaly Vase Chanterelle

Description:

Fruiting Body: Vase-shaped and fleshy, developing a deep central depression; 5-15 cm across; up to 30 cm high but usually shorter (up to 15 cm high); single (very rarely with two or three caps sharing a stem). Upper Surface: Cinnamon to pale orange, or reddish orange to orange or nearly scarlet; covered with soft, darker scales that become more prominent as the mushroom matures; the scales fairly evenly sized across the surface (not smaller and dot-like near the edge). Undersurface: Shallowly to deeply wrinkled; shriveled looking; cream color or darker; often yellow near the cap edge when young; sometimes bruising purplish; running down the stem. Stem: 1-3 cm wide; not distinctly separate from the cap; colored like the undersurface; sometimes with yellow shades; smooth.

Habitat:

Coniferous forest.