Horn-tailed crowfoot (Craterellus cornucopioides)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Incertae sedis (of uncertain position)
- Order: Cantharellales (Chanterella (Cantarella))
- Family: Cantharellaceae (Cantharellae)
- Genus: Craterellus (Craterellus)
- Type: Craterellus cornucopioides (hornwort)
- Chanterelle gray (erroneous)
- black horn
Cap of the funnel horn:
The hat is tubular-funnel-shaped, the color is gray-black inside, the outer surface is wrinkled, grayish-white. The cap diameter is 3-5 cm. The flesh is thin, with a pleasant smell and taste.
Spore layer:
Pseudoplates characteristic of the real fox, Cantharellus cibarius, are absent in this species. The spore-bearing layer is only slightly wrinkled.
Spore powder:
Whitish.
The leg of the funnel horn-shaped:
Actually absent. The functions of the legs are performed by the base of the “funnel”. The height of the mushroom is 5-8 cm.
Spread:
Hornwort grows from June to autumn (in significant quantities – in July-August) in humid deciduous and mixed forests, often in large groups.
Similar species:
The hornwort may be confused with some obscure members of the genus Cantharellus, in particular the gray chanterelle (Craterellus sinuosus). A distinctive feature can be, in addition to coloring, the complete absence of pseudolamellae in Craterellus cornucopiodes.
Edibility: Mushroom is edible and good.