Black Trumpet - Craterellus fallax
Fruiting bodies were vase-shaped, and the upper edges were rolled under. The upper surface was brown-black, and the under surface was gray, wrinkled, and had a white bloom.
Spotted growing along tree roots on the side of a pond in a mixed forest.
Craterellus fallax is a species of "black trumpets" that occurs in Eastern North America where it replaces the European taxon Craterellus cornucopioides. C. fallax can also be separated by its yellow-orange spore print, where Craterellus cornucopioides has a white spore print.
Similar species: Cantharellales
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Jun 30, 2018. Captured Jun 30, 2018 09:32 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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There were only 7. I collected 3 :) Posted 7 years ago