| Craterellus fallax | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Cantharellales |
| Family: | Cantharellaceae |
| Genus: | Craterellus |
| Species: | C. fallax |
| Binomial name | |
| Craterellus fallax A.H. Sm. | |
Craterellus fallax Mycological characteristics | |
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 | Ridges on hymenium |
 | Cap is infundibuliform |
 | Hymenium is decurrent |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is yellow-orange |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is choice |
Craterellus fallax is a species of "black trumpets" that occurs in Eastern North America. With a number of lookalikes in the genus, it is edible but not substantial.
Description
Craterellus fallax is grayish to blackish, skinny and 3–12 centimetres (1–4+1⁄2 in) tall. The inside is smooth and black when young, turning rough and gray with age. The flesh is brittle and grayish to blackish.
The spore print is a pinkish yellow-orange.
Similar species
In western North America, C. fallax is replaced by C. calicornucopioides.
Craterellus fallax may be synonymous with the European species C. cornucopioides, which produces a white spore print.
A number of other species in the genus are similar.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Eastern North America.
Ecology
C. fallax is mycorrhizal, forming associations with Tsuga and Quercus species, among others.
Uses
It is a choice edible fungus, although is not substantial.
References
- ^ Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- Dahlman, Mattias; Danell, Eric; Spatafora, Joseph W. (April 2000). "Molecular systematics of Craterellus: cladistic analysis of nuclear LSU rDNA sequence data" (PDF). Mycological Research. 104 (4): 388–394. doi:10.1017/S0953756299001380. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-04.
- Kuo, M. (2003, June). The Cantharellus/Craterellus clade. Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com.
- Matheny, Patrick; Austin, Emily; Birkebak, Joshua; Wolfenbarger, Aaron (July 2010). "Craterellus fallax, a Black Trumpet mushroom from eastern North America with a broad host range". Mycorrhiza. 20 (8): 569–575. doi:10.1007/s00572-010-0326-2. PMID 20602121. S2CID 22745958.
- Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 248. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 331. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
External links
Media related to Craterellus fallax at Wikimedia Commons
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Craterellus fallax | |