Chanterelle Mushrooms © Denzil Green There are many different varieties of chanterelle mushrooms. Though the most common variety is just called a “chanterelle” or “common chanterelle”, the rest are distinguished by various adjectives stuck on. Chanterelle mushrooms are shaped like the ends of trumpets, only with scalloped edges. The colour can be white, yellow, orange,…
Chanterelle Mushrooms
Horn of Plenty Mushrooms
Horn of Plenty Mushrooms (dried) © Denzil Green Horn of Plenty Mushrooms grow in large groups in the wild in damp places in the woods. The cap turns up so that the mushroom is shaped like a horn. The outside of the “horn” is charcoal grey; inside, it is very dark brown. The mushroom looks…
White Chanterelle Mushrooms
White Chanterelle Mushrooms are pretty much unknown in Europe, and are rare even in North America, where they grow in the Pacific Northwest. They generally like to grow in the autumn near coniferous trees such as pine and fir. They are like a Common Chanterelle, but are white turning to orange where they have been…
Winter Chanterelles
Sometimes people also call this mushroom the “Yellow foot” Chanterelle, which is not particularly helpful given that there is already a Yellow-footed Chanterelle and that common Chanterelles are already also referred to as Yellow Chanterelles. Often confused with Yellow-Footed Chanterelles, Winter Chanterelles have a lighter cap and a lighter yellow or orangey, hollow stalk. They…
Yellow-Footed Chanterelles
Yellow-Footed Chanterelles © Denzil Green Yellow-Footed Chanterelles are valued for their good taste and aroma, which is faintly reminiscent of plums, though they don’t have the intensity of fruity smell and peppery taste that common Chanterelles do. Though often confused with Winter Chanterelles, Yellow-Footed Chanterelles have a darker cap and a deeper yellow or orangey…