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Mushrooms · Plate VI

Horn of plenty

Craterellus cornucopioides

A trumpet hollow all the way down, with no separate stem and no gills, its edge wavy and turned outwards. Inside it is very dark grey, almost black; outside, ash grey, smooth or softly wrinkled.

It grows in groups among the leaf litter of beech and oak woods, joined to the roots of the trees, and appears in autumn. Its colour and shape blend so well with the fallen leaves that it is very hard to spot.

Its species name, cornucopioides, means “shaped like a cornucopia”, the horn of plenty, which is also its English name.

Just for the pleasure of looking: identifying mushrooms is a job for experts.

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