Craterellus fallax
Species of fungus
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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.
| Craterellus fallax | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Cantharellales |
| Family: | Cantharellaceae |
| Genus: | Craterellus |
| Species: | C. fallax |
| Binomial name | |
| Craterellus fallax A.H. Sm. | |
| Craterellus fallax | |
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| 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 |
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]
