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Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca

(Wulfen) Maire

False Chanterelle

GNRUnranked Found in 106 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.912055
Element CodeNFFUNHYAU2
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderBoletales
FamilyHygrophoropsidaceae
GenusHygrophoropsis
Synonyms
Agaricus aurantiacusWulfenCantharellus aurantiacus(Wulfen) Fr.Clitocybe aurantiaca(Wulfen) Stud.-Steinh.Merulius aurantiacus(Wulfen) J.F. Gmel.
Concept Reference
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaSUYes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
SaskatchewanSUYes
LabradorSNRYes
ManitobaS4Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
AlbertaSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
QuebecS5Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (106)
Alaska (23)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
CrystalTongass National Forest18,972
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
Mansfield PeninsulaTongass National Forest54,991
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
North WrangellTongass National Forest8,091
RatzTongass National Forest5,325
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Arizona (8)
AreaForestAcres
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
Cdo WsaCoronado National Forest1,955
Hot AirApache-Sitgreaves National Forests31,712
Mitchell PeakApache-Sitgreaves National Forests35,398
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
Painted BluffsApache-Sitgreaves National Forests43,118
PinalenoCoronado National Forest130,920
PipestemApache-Sitgreaves National Forests34,598
California (7)
AreaForestAcres
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
Grizzly PeakPlumas National Forest6,222
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
Orleans Mtn. CSix Rivers National Forest15,589
PacksaddleSix Rivers National Forest3,862
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
Storm PeakSan Juan NF57,617
Idaho (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bighorn - WeitasNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest254,845
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
North Lochsa SlopeNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest117,662
Peace RockBoise National Forest191,734
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
Montana (7)
AreaForestAcres
Buckhorn Ridge (MT)Kootenai National Forest34,716
Cabinet Face East #671Kootenai National Forest50,326
Cherry PeakLolo National Forest37,862
Flagstaff Mountain #690Kootenai National Forest11,114
Scotchman Peaks (MT)Kootenai National Forest53,909
Selway - Bitterroot (01067)Bitterroot National Forest114,953
West Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest133,563
New Hampshire (3)
AreaForestAcres
Dartmouth RangeWhite Mountain National Forest9,233
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Canada Bonito RNASanta Fe National Forest487
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Oregon (20)
AreaForestAcres
Brown Mt.Winema National Forest3,117
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
Drift CreekSiuslaw National Forest6,333
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
ElkhornWillamette National Forest9,380
FairviewUmpqua National Forest7,417
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
Umpqua SpitSiuslaw National Forest2,090
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Waldo - LakeWillamette National Forest2,993
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
Pennsylvania (3)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
CornplanterAllegheny National Forest2,929
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Devil's Den 09083Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests9,169
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
Washington (22)
AreaForestAcres
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
BourbonGifford Pinchot National Forest4,512
Dark DivideGifford Pinchot National Forest52,483
EntiatWenatchee National Forest72,617
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
Grassy TopColville National Forest10,302
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
Packwood LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest1,084
Red MountainGifford Pinchot National Forest2,992
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
TumwaterGifford Pinchot National Forest8,676
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
West Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Dolly Sods Roaring PlainMonongahela National Forest13,392
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
References (4)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
  4. Species Fungorum. 2014. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org (accessed 2014)