Chanterelles don't really grow alone underground like many mushrooms — they form a mycorrhizal partnership with tree roots, trading minerals and water for sugars from the tree.

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Chanterelle

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Segla in Autumn

Its species name mutabilis means "changeable" — and it's fitting in more ways than one. The caps look dramatically different depending on moisture: when wet they're smooth, greasy, and dark brown, but as they dry they fade from the center outward, creating that "two-toned" look that gives it names like "two-toned woodtuft."