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| synonyms: Black Trumpets, Corne d'abondance, Herbsttrmpete, Horn of Plenty, Kraterpilz, Trompette des morts |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Choice |
| fungus colour: Black or blackish |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Funnel shaped |
| stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent |
| flesh: Flesh fibrous usually pliable (like grass) |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Craterellus cornucopioides (L. ex Fr.) Pers. syn. Cantharellus cornucopioides L. ex Fr. Black Trumpets, Herbsttrmpete, Kraterpilz, Trompette des morts, Corne d'abondance Horn of Plenty. Cap 2–8cm across, deeply tubular with flared mouth, becoming irregularly crisped and wavy at the margin, thin and leathery, dark brown to black and scurfy scaly when moist drying paler and greyish brown. Spore-bearing or outer surface ashy grey, smooth in young specimens becoming somewhat undulating with age. Spores white, elliptic, 10–11 x 6–7µ. Habitat gregarious or clustered amongst leaf litter of deciduous woods. Season late summer to late autumn. Occasional but locally abundant. Edible – good. Distribution, America and Europe. |
Mushroom Recipes |
| Horn of Plenty Stir Fry |
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Nancy Gero (United States) - 31 July 2009
These grow in my driveway.
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 15 February 2009
Hungarian name, Sötét trombitagomba
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 24 October 2008
Very dry specimens
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