Horn Of Plenty

Craterellus cornucopioides (L.) Pers.

Also called: Black Trumpet, Horn-of-plenty

Safety first

Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.

If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call US Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911 right away. In Canada, call your provincial poison centre or 911.

Edibility

Edible (per source) Source: Wikipedia: Craterellus cornucopioides

Classification from Wikipedia: Craterellus cornucopioides. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.

Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.

Photos

Photo: Dion Grimes. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Ben Gruhot. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Brian C. Hunt. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: David Wilkins. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)

Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

The highlighted bar is the current month.

View season data as a table

Recorded observations of Horn Of Plenty by month
Month	Records
January	38
February	30
March	22
April	18
May	52
June	168
July	624
August	749
September	454
October	372
November	53
December	21

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

New York 225 records · Foraging rules
Pennsylvania 210 records · Foraging rules
North Carolina 146 records · Foraging rules
Ontario 125 records · Foraging rules
Massachusetts 119 records · Foraging rules
Virginia 96 records · Foraging rules
Indiana 85 records · Foraging rules
California 73 records · Foraging rules
Wisconsin 67 records · Foraging rules
Quebec 61 records · Foraging rules
Michigan 61 records · Foraging rules
Tennessee 56 records · Foraging rules
New Jersey 55 records · Foraging rules
Georgia 53 records · Foraging rules
Ohio 49 records · Foraging rules

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New Hampshire46 records
Florida42 records
West Virginia41 records
Nova Scotia40 records
Maryland37 records
Missouri31 records
Minnesota31 records
Connecticut31 records
Oregon28 records
Vermont27 records
Illinois27 records
Maine24 records
Iowa17 records
Alabama17 records
South Carolina14 records
Kentucky14 records
District of Columbia12 records
Rhode Island12 records
Texas12 records
Mississippi11 records
Louisiana10 records
New Brunswick8 records
Arkansas8 records
Oklahoma7 records
Delaware6 records
Washington5 records
Colorado1 records
Idaho1 records
Kansas1 records
Manitoba1 records
Wyoming1 records

All state and province foraging laws

Identification traits

Cap shape	infundibuliform
Underside (gills, pores or teeth)	ridges
Ecology	mycorrhizal
Stem features	bare
Spore print color	cream

Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.

About

Craterellus cornucopioides is a species of fungus commonly known as the horn of plenty, black chanterelle, black trumpet, or trumpet of the dead. It forms a funnel-shaped grayish mushroom, which is found in Eurasia, North America, and Australia. It is edible.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the original article.