Editing Cantharellus cibarius (section)

== Description ==
The mushroom is easy to detect and recognize in nature.<ref name="first" /> The body is {{convert|3|-|10|cm|in|frac=2|abbr=off}} wide and {{convert|5|-|10|cm|frac=2|abbr=on}} tall. The color varies from yellow to dark yellow.<ref name="first" /><ref name="forbes">{{cite web |author1=Dyson Forbes |date=13 April 2017 |title=Learn about chanterelle mushrooms |url=http://wildfoods.ca/blog/chanterelles/ |access-date=27 January 2020 |publisher=Forbes Wild Foods}}</ref> Red spots will appear on the cap of the mushroom if it is damaged.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cantharellus 'cibarius' |url=https://www.mushroomexpert.com/cantharellus_cibarius.html |access-date=2019-10-22 |website=MushroomExpert.Com}}</ref> Chanterelles have a faint aroma and flavor of [[apricot]]s.<ref name="first" /><ref name="forbes" />

=== Similar species ===
The species can resemble the dangerously poisonous ''[[Omphalotus illudens]]'' (eastern jack-o'lantern)<ref>{{cite book |last=Phillips |first=Roger |title=Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America |publisher=Firefly Books |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-55407-651-2 |location=Buffalo, NY |page=248}}</ref> and ''[[Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca]]'' (the false chanterelle).