Names, authorship and dates from Index Fungorum.

• BasidiomycotaPhylum
• └─ AgaricomycetesClass
• └─ CantharellalesOrder
• └─ HydnaceaeFamily
• └─ CantharellusGenus

Higher ranks from Catalogue of Life (COL26.9 XR).

Lifestylemycorrhiza

Mycorrhizal with beech, birch, spruce and pine

⚠ Before you pickWild fungi may be taken in small quantities for your own use (§39(3) BNatSchG) — but not in nature reserves or national parks, on closed land or on farmland in use, and never for sale (§39(4)). In Bavaria this right is anchored in Art. 141(3) of the state constitution and is limited to locally customary amounts; the competent authority is the district nature-conservation authority (untere Naturschutzbehörde). Local signs and ordinances come first.

Species protection from BArtSchV Annex 1 and §2(1), retrieved 2026-10-15; Red List from Dämmrich et al. (2016) (BfN / Rote-Liste-Zentrum). Not legal advice — local rules and signage may be stricter. BArtSchV Annex 1 · Red List data

• choice mushroom
• edible mushroom
• medicinal mushrooms

Excellent edible mushroom

• ▸ Golden-yellow, funnel-shaped cap with a wavy, irregular margin
• ▸ Blunt, forked ridges (no true gills) running down the stem
• ▸ Pale yellow to whitish, firm flesh
• ▸ Pleasant fruity smell of apricots

One of the most sought-after wild mushrooms in Europe; a great choice for drying.