Craterellus cornucopioides

(L.) Pers.

Black Trumpets

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1371095
Element CodeNFCAN070F0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderCantharellales
FamilyHydnaceae
GenusCraterellus
Concept Reference
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (https://indexfungorum.org and https://speciesfungorum.org) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Taxonomic Comments
Species Fungorum (2025) expands the concept of Craterellus cornucopioides to include Craterellus fallax, while Species Fungorum (2018) treats them as distinct.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanSUYes
ManitobaSNRYes
Nova ScotiaSNRYes
British ColumbiaSNRYes
New BrunswickSNRYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
References (5)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Kroeger, P. and S.M. Berch. 2017. Macrofungus species of British Columbia. Prov. B.C., Victoria, B.C. Tech. Rep. 108. Available online: &lt;<a href="https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm">https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm</a>&gt;.
  4. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
  5. Species Fungorum. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org. (accessed 2015)