Horn-tailed crowfoot (Craterellus cornucopioides)
- Diviziune: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdiviziunea: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Clasa: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclasa: Incertae sedis (de poziție incertă)
- Comanda: Cantharellales (Chanterella (Cantarella))
- Familia: Cantharellaceae (Cantharellae)
- Gen: Craterellus (Craterellus)
- Tip: Craterellus cornucopioides (hornwort)
- Chanterelle gri (erroneous)
- corn negru
Cap of the funnel horn:
The hat is tubular-funnel-shaped, the color is gray-black inside, the outer surface is wrinkled, grayish-white. The cap diameter is 3-5 cm. The flesh is thin, with a pleasant smell and taste.
Stratul de spori:
Pseudoplates characteristic of the real fox, Cantharellus cibarius, are absent in this species. The spore-bearing layer is only slightly wrinkled.
Pulbere de spori:
Albicios.
The leg of the funnel horn-shaped:
Actually absent. The functions of the legs are performed by the base of the “funnel”. The height of the mushroom is 5-8 cm.
Spread:
Hornwort grows from June to autumn (in significant quantities – in July-August) in humid deciduous and mixed forests, often in large groups.
Specii similare:
The hornwort may be confused with some obscure members of the genus Cantharellus, in particular the gray chanterelle (Craterellus sinuosus). A distinctive feature can be, in addition to coloring, the complete absence of pseudolamellae in Craterellus cornucopiodes.
Comestibilitate: Ciuperca este comestibilă and good.