Names, authorship and dates from Index Fungorum.

• BasidiomycotaPhylum
• └─ AgaricomycetesClass
• └─ CantharellalesOrder
• └─ HydnaceaeFamily
• └─ CraterellusGenus

Higher ranks from Catalogue of Life (COL26.9 XR).

Lifestylesaprobiont

Mossy coniferous forest, especially spruce

⚠ Before you pickWild fungi may be taken in small quantities for your own use (§39(3) BNatSchG) — but not in nature reserves or national parks, on closed land or on farmland in use, and never for sale (§39(4)). In Bavaria this right is anchored in Art. 141(3) of the state constitution and is limited to locally customary amounts; the competent authority is the district nature-conservation authority (untere Naturschutzbehörde). Local signs and ordinances come first.

Species protection from BArtSchV Annex 1 and §2(1), retrieved 2026-10-15; Red List from Dämmrich et al. (2016) (BfN / Rote-Liste-Zentrum). Not legal advice — local rules and signage may be stricter. BArtSchV Annex 1 · Red List data

• choice mushroom
• edible mushroom

Good edible mushroom

• ▸ Hollow, trumpet-shaped cap, grey-brown to brown
• ▸ Grey, wrinkled veins (no true gills) under the cap
• ▸ Hollow, yellowish-brown stem widening towards the base
• ▸ Often grows in crowded groups in mossy spots

Fruits late in the season; develops a fine flavour when dried.