CarrieL

Thanks, all!

Found a bunch of these in a boggy pine/hemlock forest in the Adirondacks of NY. Growing in very thick, moss-covered duff with lots of old decaying wood underneath. Light tan caps with bright yellow stems. Well-defined ridges with cross veins at the edges. They are vase/funnel shaped with hollow tube running from the cap through the stem. Very minimal fragrance. They were abundant. First time finding these, but I feel pretty confident that they are Craterellus tubaeformis. Are there any toxic look-a-likes in the North East that anyone is aware of? Also found a few Hydnum umbilicatum close by (which ended up going on a bacon and onion pizza that night---yum!).

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Thank you, Dave! I hadn't seen C. venosus listed in my mushroom books. Very interesting.

Thank you, both!

Would appreciate help with id since I'm very new to mushroom foraging. The mushrooms were terrestrial in a predominantly mature oak forest in Massachusetts. They were found in a grassy/mossy wash area near water. Many growing in clusters and some on their own. Mushrooms are black to dark brown, funnel shaped with wavy edges that were delicate and tore easily. When cut down the center is was completely hollow until the very base where it became solid. The fertile, underside of the mushroom had pretty defined ridges with many cross-veins at the top. The top and undersides were very similar in color, with the underside being ever so slightly more grayish or lighter brownish. When cut and cleaned with a brush, the mushrooms are very fragrant and floral smelling. Spore print is white. The well-defined ridges and all of the other characteristics in my books have me leaning towards craterellus cinereous as an identification. Possibly also craterellus foetidus. Craterellus cornucopioides and craterellus fallax, in my research, seem to be much smoother on the fertile underside than what I found. But my experience is very limited so I could be wrong. If I feel 100% confident on the id, and that they are edible of course, I intend to eat them. Thank you!