
''Gomphus clavatus'', commonly known as pig's ears or the violet chanterelle, is an edible species of fungus in the genus ''Gomphus'' native to Eurasia and North America. The fruit body is vase- or fan-shaped with wavy edges to its rim, and grows up to 15–16 cm wide and 17 cm tall. The upper surface or cap is orangish-brown to lilac, while the lower spore-bearing surface, the hymenium, is covered in wrinkles and ridges rather than gills or pores, and is a distinctive purple color. Described.. more
Similar species: Gomphales
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Uploaded Aug 27, 2019. Captured Sep 27, 2018 13:39 in 3370 VT-30, Dorset, VT 05251, USA.