Pileus: applanate to centrally depressed; 15 – 30 mm diameter; glabrous with uplifted squamules; dry; bright orange; margin eroded.

Stipe: cylindrical; 20 – 40 × 4 – 6 mm; glabrous; dry; bright orange.

Gills: deeply decurrent; broadly spaced; white.

Flesh: firm, pale orange.

Spore print: white to pale yellow.

Spores:

Notes: distinguished from other Cantharellus species by its squamulose cap and orange colours.