Species

Gomphus clavatus (Pig’s ears)

Gomphus clavatus. Photo: (c) Alan Rockefeller, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Gomphus clavatus, commonly known as pig’s ears or the violet chanterelle, is an edible species of fungus in the genus Gomphus native to Eurasia and North America. The fruit body is vase- or fan-shaped with wavy edges to its rim, and grows up to 15 cm (6 in) wide and 17 cm (6 3⁄4 in) tall. The upper surface or cap is orangish-brown to lilac, while the lower spore-bearing surface, the hymenium, is covered in wrinkles and ridges rather than gills…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Phallomycetidae
        Order: Gomphales
        Family: Gomphaceae
        Genus: Gomphus
        Species: Gomphus clavatus (Pig’s ears)

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