Black trumpet
Craterellus cornucopioides · 灰喇叭菌
Occasional鸡油菌科🍽 Reported Edible (Wild)
Reference sources describe this as an edible wild fungus. This guide provides no basis whatsoever for foraging or consumption.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
How to Tell
- Blackish gray, trumpet-shaped, thin and hollow
- Outer surface smooth or finely wrinkled, no gills
- Clusters in hardwood leaf litter, easy to overlook
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 鸡油菌科
- Hymenium
- Smooth
- Grows On
- Mycorrhizal
- How Big
- 3–8 cm (cap diameter)
- Encounter Rate
- Occasional
- Habitat
- Leaf litter in oak and beech woods
Easily Confused With
YellowfootCap grayish brown, funnel-shaped; stem yellow and hollowFun Fact
Nicknamed the 'poor man's truffle,' its charcoal-black body blends into leaf litter so well that foragers often walk right past a whole patch before spotting it underfoot.