– Thin, trumpet-shaped fruitbodies.
– Cap upper side finely scaly, black to black-brown, turning gray to gray-brown when dry.
– Hymenium smooth to somewhat wrinkled, gray to blue-gray, without ridges.
– Stem hollow, lower part black.
Craterelloid fungi
Horn of Plenty
Craterellus cornucopioides
LC
Least concern
Edible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows with oak and hazel, also found in herb-rich coniferous forests.
Notes
Suitable for all kinds of cooking. Easy to dry for long-term storage. It is advisable to cut off the lower part of the stem as it often has a woody texture and can taste bitter.
Similar species
C. sinuosus is lighter in color and grows more densely clustered.
C. cinereus has a hymenium with distinct ridges.
C. caeruleofuscus has a hymenium with ridges and 4-spored basidia. C. cornucopioides has a smooth-wrinkled hymenium with 2-spored basidia.
All these look-alike species are edible, but C. cinereus is red-listed in some countries and should not be harvested intensively.
C. cinereus has a hymenium with distinct ridges.
C. caeruleofuscus has a hymenium with ridges and 4-spored basidia. C. cornucopioides has a smooth-wrinkled hymenium with 2-spored basidia.
All these look-alike species are edible, but C. cinereus is red-listed in some countries and should not be harvested intensively.
