Craterellus cornucopioides

Craterellus cornucopioides
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Cantharellaceae
Genus: Craterellus
Species:
C. cornucopioides
Binomial name
Craterellus cornucopioides
Craterellus cornucopioides
Mycological characteristics
Ridges on hymenium
Cap is infundibuliform
Hymenium is decurrent
Stipe is bare
Spore print is cream to buff
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is choice

Craterellus cornucopioides, or horn of plenty, is an edible mushroom found in North America and Eurasia. It is also known as the black chanterelle, black trumpet, trompette de la mort (French), trompeta de la mort (Catalan) or trumpet of the dead.

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