The cap of the Gomphus floccosus or Woolly Chanterelle, is cylindrical [cylindrical cap], becoming vase-shaped or funnelform, up to 15 cm broad. Its margin goes from plane to strongly uplifted; its surface [cap surface] is moist, nearly smooth when young and squamulose to coarsely scaly at maturity, especially at the center. Its scales are sometimes flat and inconspicuous when weathered. Its colour varies from yellowish-orange to reddish-orange when fading in age. The flesh is moderately thick, white, unchanging. Its taste and odor are mild.