From National Audubon Society's, "Field Guide to Mushrooms":

"Chanterelle Family (Cantharellaceae)
The Chanterelle family includes some of our best known edible wild mushrooms, such as the spicy Chanterelle of open oak woods and western conifer forests, and the fragrant Black Trumpet of eastern beech woods. There are 4 genera in the family: Cantharellus, Craterellus, Gomphus, and Polyozellus. Most are orangish or yellow; a few are gray to brownish-black, one is white, one is blue and afew have albino colour forms. Most are either convex or vase-shaped. All lack true gills. Instead, as the mushroom develops, it produces spores on ridges, folds, or on a nearly smooth surface. Most chanterelles grow on the ground; they are found in Summer in the east, and in fall and winter in the west. Only a few mushrooms in this family, such as Scaley Vase Chanterelle, are known to cause some discomfort on being eaten. However, poisonings occur through misidentification, such as when the toxic JackO'Lantern is mistaken for the delectable Chanterelle."