Ramaria rubella

Ramaria rubella

Odor indistinct. Taste acrid. Stem very short, almost branched from base, up to 1 cm thick, with copius basal mycelium, white at base, upward concolorous with branches. Branches up to 4 mm thick, more or less strict to open and spreading, often flattened, especially at axils, and then branching somewhat antler-like, pink-tan, pale pink cinnamon, pale vinaceous cinnamon, to avellaneous, internodes diminishing gradually, axils narrowly to broadly rounded, usually sterile. Flesh white, tough. Hymenium usually unilateral, smooth, sterile surface rugulose, apparently somewhat paler than hymenium, apices delicate and erect to open and rounded, white to pale cream color, FSW deep olive-grey.
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Appearance

Characterized by its pinkish branches, lignicolous habit, rhizomorph strands that are unchanging or yellowish in KOH. Stem very short, almost branched from base, up to 1 cm thick, with copius basal mycelium, white at base, upward concolorous with branches. Branches up to 4 mm thick, more or less strict to open and spreading, often flattened, especially at axils, and then branching somewhat antler-like, pink-tan, pale pink cinnamon, pale vinaceous cinnamon, to avellaneous, internodes diminishing gradually, axils narrowly to broadly rounded, usually sterile. Flesh white, tough.
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Naming

Clavaria rubella
Clavaria acris
Ramaria acris

Distribution

Known from the Pacific Northwest and Tennessee.

Habitat

Lignicolous (wood decay) on Picea and Alnus wood. Associated with western hemlock rainforest.

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderGomphales
FamilyGomphaceae
GenusRamaria
SpeciesRamaria rubella