Related to chanterelles and horn of plenty, winter chanterelles are also very tasty, putting a smile on every forager's face. They grow in large patches in mixed woodlands or coniferous plantations in late autumn and early winter.Key identification points:-
- Brown caps with wavy, yellow edges and a depression leading into the hollow stem
- False gills that look more like ridges than true gills. They are a pale yellow/brown, branching and run down the stem (decurrent)
- Height approx. 8cm, cap width approx. 5cm
- Stems are often pale brown or yellow, hollow and irregular
- Spore print - white-ish