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flame trumpet

Craterellus ignicolor

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Maine.January 2, February 2, March 2, April 4, May 10, June 7, July 9, August 20, September 9, October 4, November 2, December 2.
United States1,051
Canada328
Maine307
New Hampshire199
Ontario160
New York127
North Carolina109
Tennessee100
Quebec75
Michigan73

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.Checked by the maintainer
  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCantharellales
FamilyHydnaceae
GenusTrumpets · Craterellus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise flame trumpet with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.