Gomphus clavatus    (Pers.) Gray 

common name(s) : Pig's Ear, Violet Chanterelle 

New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Phallomycetidae/Gomphales/Gomphaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Aphyllophoromycetideae  

synonyms: Cantharellus clavatus, Nevrophyllum clavatum 
(unconfirmed synonyms: Craterellus clavatus, Merulius clavatus, Neurophyllum clavatus)  

edibility : edible

potential confusions with  Gomphus clavatus toxicity of Gomphus clavatus genus Gomphus  

The cap is violet-lilac to ochraceous pink-brown.

its texture is fibrous.

The gills are . The spore print is brown to yellowish. This species is mycorrhizal. It grows on the ground, in coniferous (and broad-leaved) woods, on a rather calcareous soil, with spruce, fir, beech.

The fruiting period takes place from June to October.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 8 cm (between 2 and 12 cm)
  height of stem approximately 6 cm (between 2 and 12 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 20 mm (between 10 and 25 mm)


Gomphus clavatus is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is quite rare, more generally speaking .



page updated on 14/01/18