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Violet Coral - Clavaria zollingeri
This fungus produces beautiful purple fruit bodies that are tubular and fragile to the touch. The elements of the fruiting body branch frequently and have rounded tips. The entire fungus looks like a cluster of tiny, purple antlers.
Habitat: Growing in moss on the side of a swamp in a coniferous forest.
''Clavaria zollingeri'', commonly known as the violet coral or the magenta coral, is a widely distributed species of fungus. It produces striking tubular, purple to pinkish-violet fruit bodies that grow up to 10 cm tall and 7 cm wide.
Similar species: Agaricales
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Aug 25, 2018. Captured Aug 25, 2018 09:50 in 3280 Franklin Ave, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA.
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"Violet Coral (Clavaria zollingeri) looks more like ocean coral than fungus! This fragile, gorgeous fungus is widely distributed around the world and can be found growing in leaf litter and moss. The fruiting bodies are composed of tubular, pinkish to purple branches that can grow up to 10 cm tall. Violet Coral is saprobic, which means that it gets nutrients from breaking down organic matter—a crucial environmental service. It is one of many cogs in the wheel that keeps the ecosystem functioning! The next time you're in the woods, be sure to look down and around to appreciate the tiny, yet vital, wonders of nature, such as this fungus! {Spotted in New York, USA by JungleDragon moderator, Christine Young} #JungleDragon" Posted 4 years ago
Do you ever do any post shot editing? Photo stacking? Posted one year ago
I don't do photo stacking and only have a basic version of Photoshop. I am not very knowledgable about the technical aspects of photography and sort of just wing it. But, I do often fix the colors/crop a photo in Photoshop...just minor edits to try to get the photo to be as accurate as possible. My flash is too bright and so I frequently decrease the brightness of photos during post-shot editing. Posted one year ago