Crown Coral - Artomyces pyxidatus

White branches with pink hues; the tips are crowned with a shallow depression and 3-6 points. The entire fruiting body was only about 5 cm wide and smelled faintly of dirty potatoes.

Growing on rotting wood.

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

What a pristine specimen! Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  It was definitely in great shape! Posted 7 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

Beautiful! I love stumbling across these tiny fungi! Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Me too! The season has been so slow here so far, and I was thrilled to find these little fungus in such good condition. Posted 7 years ago

The Crown-Tipped Coral Fungus

''Artomyces pyxidatus'' is a coral fungus that is commonly called crown coral or crown-tipped coral fungus. Its most characteristic feature is the crown-like shape of the tips of its branches. The epithet ''pyxidatus'' means "box-like"—a reference to this shape.

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Similar species: Russulales

Species identified by Christine Young