A small yellow chanterelle with a shallowly funnelled cap, wavy margin, and thick, blunt, strongly forked false gills. This is the most common memberof this family and can be found in large numbers.

Cap: 20-40 mm across, convex to shallowly depressed, becoming funnel‑shaped; smooth, yellow‑orange; margin wavy or lobed.
Gills: Not true gills; thick, blunt, decurrent ridges, strongly forked and cross‑veined; pale yellow to deeper yellow.
Stipe: 20-50 x 5-12 mm, solid, firm, tapering slightly; yellow to pale yellow.
Flesh: Firm, pale yellow; mild, pleasant odour.