Highly prized, fragrant, edible mushroom ( Cantharellus cibarius , order Polyporales), rich yellow in colour, found in woods in summer and autumn.
Its similarity to the poisonous jack-o-lantern ( Clitocybe illudens , order Agaricales), an orange-yellow fungus of woods and stumps that glows in the dark, emphasizes the need for careful identification by the mushroom gatherer.