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Calocera viscosa, a Jelly Fungus. Not! Ramaria formosa it is. The bright colour drew my attention to this fungus. It and it’s friends were distributed in an area about a metre square. It was surprising to me to find it is a jelly rather than a coral fungus. For a size comparison that is a leaf from Acer macrophyllum, Big-leaf Maple. Beautiful clavaria,Canada,Fall,Geotagged,Ramaria formosa,Yellow stagshorn Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Calocera viscosa, a Jelly Fungus. Not! Ramaria formosa it is.

The bright colour drew my attention to this fungus. It and it’s friends were distributed in an area about a metre square. It was surprising to me to find it is a jelly rather than a coral fungus. For a size comparison that is a leaf from Acer macrophyllum, Big-leaf Maple.

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    I'm not feeling Calocera on this. Feels more like Ramaria sp. or something closely related (a coral fungus). Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
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      Ramaria formosa? Maybe? Merry Christmas! Posted 4 years ago
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        Beautiful Clavaria?
        Yellow-tipped Coral Fungus Quite eye catching on the dark forest floor. This specimen was one of many in the area. Beautiful clavaria,Canada,Fall,Geotagged,Ramaria formosa
         Posted 4 years ago
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          Gorgeous fungus! Ramaria formosa looks like it could be a match to me as well :). Posted 4 years ago
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            I believe I’ll create an ID. Posted 4 years ago
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              Fantastic. Posted 4 years ago
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                That ID looks good to me :) I'm always hesitant to jump to an ID on Ramaria, but this is one that is pretty distinctive! Posted 4 years ago
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                  Yes, using only visual ID SOMETIMES induces error! Posted 4 years ago

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The Beautiful clavaria

"Ramaria formosa", commonly known as the beautiful clavaria, handsome clavaria, yellow-tipped- or pink coral fungus, is a coral fungus found in Europe and North America. It is a pinkish, much-branched coral-shape reaching some 20 cm high. Some forms collected in North America often lack the bitter taste common to European specimens and may represent a different species.

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Similar species: Gomphales
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Uploaded Oct 27, 2019. Captured Oct 26, 2019 10:02 in 729-753 Whaletown Rd, Mansons Landing, BC V0P 1K0, Canada.
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  • E-M5MarkII
  • f/22.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO1250
  • 60mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.