Craterellus cinereus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Cantharellales |
Family: | Cantharellaceae |
Genus: | Craterellus |
Species: | C. cinereus
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Binomial name | |
Craterellus cinereus (Pers.) Pers.,1825
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Synonyms | |
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Craterellus cinereus | |
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Ridges on hymenium | |
Cap is infundibuliform | |
Hymenium is decurrent | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is white | |
Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
Edibility is edible |
Craterellus cinereus, commonly known as the black chanterelle [1] or ashen chanterelle, is a species of Craterellus found growing in coniferous forest in Europe. [2]
Craterellus cinereus are greyish-black chanterelle mushrooms with thin, dark grey flesh that fades when dry.
Cap: 2–4 cm. Irregular funnel shape/infundibuliform. Irregularly wavy at the edges with an inrolled margin. Stem: 2–4 cm. Smooth to lightly velvety in texture sometimes with a white woolly base. Veins/Ridges: Dark grey irregular forks which are distant and decurrent. Spore print: White. Spores: Broadly elliptical, smooth, non-amyloid. 7.5–10 x 5–6 μm. Taste: Mild. Smell: Indistinct. [3]
As a mycorrhizal species it grows on soil with leaf litter in broad-leaves woods and is usually found in small groups and may be trooping. It is also rarely found with conifers. It has a widespread distribution but is an uncommon find with mushrooms appearing during autumn.
C. cinereus is an edible mushroom with a mild taste. Can be used similarly to black trumpets ( Craterellus cornucopioides) but with a milder taste. [4] Possible lookalikes include Craterellus cornucopioides, Pseudocraterellus undulatus and Faerberia carbonaria, all of which are edible.
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