Chanterelle in Sardegna: the week ahead

Cantharellus cibarius

The map below is built from the measurement network. A 2.5 km grid with a per-species layer is computed for one region so far.

Today

Chanterelle
Quiet

confidence 48%

Flush phase

  1. Quiet
  2. Starting
  3. Building
  4. Peak
  5. Fading

Updated 17 September 2026, 11:22 BST

7 days

Index, day by day

Week's best 7average 6by the weekend steady

Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.

  1. Today617 Sept
  2. Fri618 Sept
  3. Sat619 Sept
  4. Sun620 Sept
  5. Mon621 Sept
  6. Tue722 Sept
  7. Wed723 Sept

Numbers are taken at the measurement point nearest the centre of the region — a real calculation at one place, not an average over the area.

Map

Where to look: chanterelle

A field over the measurement network. The colour here is for the leading species at each point, not for this one; a per-species layer is computed for one region so far.

About the species. Edible when correctly identified and cooked. Look carefully at the underside of the cap. Chanterelles have thick, blunt, forked ridges that run down the stem; they do not have thin, blade-like true gills. Several other yellow or orange mushrooms can be confused with them.

Chanterelle in Sardegna: where to look

Chanterelle — botanical illustration

Chanterelle: the species in brief

How to tell it

Yellow to apricot throughout, with a wavy cap and firm flesh. The ridges under the cap are thick, blunt and forked. The smell is often fruity, sometimes compared with apricots.

Where it grows

In coniferous, broadleaved and mixed woodland, usually among moss or leaf litter. Good patches often fruit repeatedly over many years.

In the kitchen

Excellent fried and widely used with cream, butter or eggs. They do not dry as well as many boletes because the texture can become tough.

Nutrition

Low in calories. Chanterelles can contain vitamin D2, although the amount varies greatly.

This is a note about the species, not about what is in your basket. Full card with lookalikes →

What else is out here now

The other species in this region, by today's index.

Chanterelle in neighbouring regions

A regional boundary means nothing to a mushroom, and the next region is sometimes closer than the far side of your own. The index is for today.