Black Mushroom

From our photo walk at Hermes Paradise Nature Preserve.

I'm not sure what kind it is, but black is its natural color.

[Allison Williams]

Wild! Like something from a fairytale.

[Lou Ann]

Looks straight from Middle-Earth! Lovely really

[Marnie]

Crikey, I wonder if it' edible.

[Babs]

So unusual.

[katy]

InCredibly unusual looking mushroom! The black color shows up nicely in contrast to the green background of your photo

[Henri Russell]

Very unusual. Definitely does not look edible.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@allie912 @louannwarren @golftragic @onewing @grammyn @henrir

Thank you Allison, Lou Ann, Marnie, Babs, Katy, and Henri. And I agree with those who think it's not edible. I don't remember if the naturalist was saying it was, but even if it was, who would want to eat something that looked as unappealing as this?!

[Diane]

Interesting mushroom. The contrast is lovely.

[Marnie]

@olivetreeann There is a similar-looking 'mushroom' used in Chinese cuisine. I think it's called 'cloud ears' or 'wood fungus', but not sure.

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[wendy frost]

Great find and capture looks out of this world.

[Kathy]

Interesting shapes.

[Kathy A]

Now that's interesting

[haskar]

Craterellus cornucopioides (horn of plenty) or Pseudocraterellus undulatus. Great find.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@eudora @kerristephens @wendyfrost @randystreat @kjarn
Thank you Diane, Kerri, Wendy, Kathy, and Kathy!

@golftragic I don't think I've ever had them- but then- I usually stick with things I know and tend not to experiment with Chinese food.

@haskar Thank you Haskar- I like those names much better too- thanks for the info!

[Vesna]

So unusual.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@vesna0210 Yes, it is- Thank you Vesna!