Craterellus cornucopioides, or horn of plenty, is an edible mushroom. It is also known as the black chanterelle, black trumpet, trompette de la mort, trombetta dei morti or trumpet of the dead, djondjon .
The Cornucopia, in Greek mythology, referred to the magnificent horn of the nymph Amalthea's goat (or of herself in goat form), that filled itself with whatever meat or drink its owner requested. It has become the symbol of plenty.
A possible origin for the name "trumpet of the dead" is that the growing mushrooms were seen as being played as trumpets by dead people under the ground.

Also known as:
English: Horn of plentyBlack trumpet
French: Trompette de la mort
Latin species name: Craterellus cornucopioides
Wikidata ID: Q857903
Wikipedia title: Craterellus cornucopioides
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