Chanterelle

Name: Chanterelle

Scientific name: Cantharellus cibarius

Category: Fungi

Nature Stars: 60

What are nature stars?

About: Grounds in woodland in summer and autumn.

How to identify: A funnel-shaped mushroom, yellowy orange in colour.

Where: Widespread.

Fantastic fact: An edible mushroom, collected and sold in markets.

Photograph credit: Colin Rose