Craterellus fallax

*Craterellus fallax*
Craterellus fallax
Mycological characteristics
	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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Cantharellales
Family:	Cantharellaceae
Genus:	Craterellus
Species:	C. fallax
Binomial name
	Craterellus fallax; A.H. Sm.

Last updated December 28, 2025

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.^[1]

The spore print is a pinkish yellow-orange.^[1]

Similar species

In western North America, C. fallax is replaced by C. calicornucopioides .^[1]

Craterellus fallax may be synonymous with the European species C. cornucopioides , which produces a white spore print.^[2]^: 391^[3]

A number of other species in the genus are similar.^[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Eastern North America.^[1]

Ecology

C. fallax is mycorrhizal, forming associations with Tsuga and Quercus species, among others.^[4]

Uses

It is a choice edible fungus,^[5] although is not substantial.^[6]

References

1 2 3 4 5 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.

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[:02-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.

[Dahlman-2] 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.

[Kuo1-3] Kuo, M. (2003, June). The Cantharellus/Craterellus clade . Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com.

[Matheny-4] 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-5] Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 248. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.

[Miller_2006-6] 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.

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