Names, authorship and dates from Index Fungorum.

• BasidiomycotaPhylum
• └─ AgaricomycetesClass
• └─ GomphalesOrder
• └─ GomphaceaeFamily
• └─ GomphusGenus

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

Lifestylemycorrhiza

Mycorrhizal with spruce and fir in moist, shaded conifer forest, often near trunks and roots

⚠ 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

• edible mushroom

Edible when well cooked; some people react badly to it

• ▸ Vase- to fan-shaped fruit bodies, usually clustered and fused at the base
• ▸ Orange-brown to lilac upper surface with a wavy, ragged margin
• ▸ Wrinkled violet-to-lilac underside with blunt, forking ridges (no true gills) running down the stem
• ▸ Firm white to pale lilac flesh with a mild, mushroomy taste and little smell

A distant relative of the chanterelles with an earthy, meaty texture; rated choice by some, though it can cause gastric upset and is declining across much of Europe.