Craterellus fallax
Craterellus fallax is a species of "black trumpets" that occurs in Eastern North America. With a number of lookalikes in the genus, it is edible but not substantial.
Description
Craterellus fallax is grayish to blackish, skinny and tall. The inside is smooth and black when young, turning rough and gray with age. The flesh is brittle and grayish to blackish.The spore print is a pinkish yellow-orange.
Similar species
In western North America, C. fallax is replaced by C. calicornucopioides.Craterellus fallax may be synonymous with the European species C. cornucopioides, which produces a white spore print.
A number of other species in the genus are similar.