Key Identification Features
- • Dark grey to black funnel-shaped fruiting body
- thin-walled • No distinct gills
- outer surface smooth to slightly wrinkled • Hollow throughout
- edges wavy and split with age • Grows in clusters in moist hardwood (especially beech) forests • Smoky, earthy aroma
- rich flavor when dried
Preparation Notes
Excellent fresh or dried; enhances other dishes; easy to dry for later use
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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