Craterellus's a genus of generally edible fungi similar to the closely related chanterelles, with some species recently reassigned to this genus. They're distinguished by their lack of gill-like structures on the underside of their caps. Black chanterelle, also black trumpet, horn of plenty, or trumpet of the dead, are the common names for the edible mushroom Craterellus cornucopioides. The Cornucopia (kôr'nykō`pēə), in Greek mythology, referred to the magnificent horn of t… (More on Craterellus)