Black trumpet

Craterellus cornucopioides

Cantharellaceae

The horn of plenty — a hollow gray-black chanterelle relative that smells of truffle and hides in the leaf litter on purpose.

Wild edible when correctly identified. Mycorrhizal — not a block crop. Hollow, thin, dark — look twice among the leaves.

Parts used: Fruiting body
Traditional notes: Kitchen (correctly identified)
Habitat only: Mycorrhizal with oaks and beeches in temperate woods, often along wash lines in leaf litter. Habitat map, not a pin for this year’s flush.

Hollow to the base, no true gills, on soil.
Once you see one, sit down. There are more.
A photograph is not a supper.

Safety

Any dark funnel you cannot name to species Raw wild mushrooms

Lore

Cornucopioides is the horn of plenty, which is a mycologist’s optimism — they hide like holes in the forest floor. The French trompette de la mort is a darker joke; they are not the death cap. Dried, they perfume a risotto like a poor man’s truffle, which is still a rich man’s lunch.

The Herbarium — a teaching catalog, not a clinic. Traditional use is history, not a prescription. USDA 6b dates are a week either way, not a promise. Do not eat, drink, or harvest a plant you cannot name.