Grey Chanterelle (Cantharellula umbonata)

Cantharellula umbonata

Coniferous forests, among mosses. Autumn, until the frost.

Fruiting bodies small. Cap 1.5-3 cm across, matt, fibrous, sometimes concentrically zoned, violet-grey, blackish-grey or even greyish-brown. Gills white, very crowded, narrow, spotted pinkish, decurrent. Stem 3-9x0.3—0.7 cm, the colour of the cap. Flesh thin, whitish, spotted pinkish, not bitter. Characteristic features: cap and stem steel-grey, gills cream, white when young. Grows in autumn until the snow, singly or in small groups. Edible, of low value, but very common; good for flavouring soups.