”Trumpet of the dead is my favourite name as it gets me thinking about the black horn/trumpet/funnel shaped fruiting fungus being played by the dead and a vortex into hell.
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The Craterellus sp. (Craterellus tubaeformis and Craterellus cornucopioides - shown here) hollow, thin, and tube-like stems. They have ridges rather than gills (false gills) as with this mushroom some are very slight, almost smooth. The stems are thin and hollow down the middle.
I simply love black uneven trumpet shapes with ever so slight ridges running down the stipe (stem) from the edge of the outside of the trumpet although tiny. It’s pretty hard to tell where the hollow stipe begins and cap stops before entering the ground… *pretty sure there’s a mouth piece with pursed lips and perfect embouchure for playing those trumpets. I was looking around mainly beech, it grows in association with (mycorrhizal) broad leaf trees and I’m locating it by looking for breaks in the leaves or moss which helps reveal given the contrast. The moss is always good to look for as it hold water so this is an ideal environment to help spot a normally challenging to locate patch.
