– Cap thin, umbilicate to funnel-shaped, black, fading to gray in dry conditions.
– Hymenium with gray decurrent and forked ridges.
– Stem hollow and black, paler when dry.
Craterelloid fungi
Ashen Chanterelle
Craterellus cinereus
NT
Near threatened
Inedible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows with beech, oak, and hazel, often on calcareous clayey soil in sun-exposed, warm locations.
Notes
Edible but not recommended for picking due to its rarity.
Similar species
Craterellus cornucopioides and C. sinuosus may appear similar, but they both lack distinct branched ridges.
