Cantharellus tubiformis (Brown Funnel Chanterelle)

Cantharellus tubiformis

Deciduous, coniferous and mixed forests, damp, grassy places. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies small, not fleshy. Cap 3-6 cm across, funnel-shaped, fibrous, matt, greyish-yellowish-brown, when dry greyish-yellowish. There are no gills, only unevenly branched, dirty yellowish, grey, yellowish-grey, vein-like wrinkles with a bluish tinge. Stem 4-6x0.3-1 cm, yellow, greyish-orange, orange-yellow, hollow, sometimes flattened. Flesh greyish-yellowish, with a mild, pleasant smell, not bitter. Characteristic features: underside of the cap yellowish-grey, with a bluish tinge. Grows in groups. Not rare.