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Is the mushroom very thin and leathery, or is it fleshy?
Thin
Usually grey/black/brown

You have a Saprobe breaking down dead soil material from the genus Craterellus (although there is some debate over the ecological roles these may play).

...although you could have a member of the genus Helvella if the cap is irregularly shaped. This is also a soil Saprobe.

Fleshy
Usually yellow or orange

You have a Mutualist with trees from the genus Cantharellus.

 
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