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crown coral or crown-tipped coral fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus or Clavicorona pyxidata
37.5718, -88.5363
Field Notes
Description:
A coral fungus that is most noted for its crown-like shape of the tips of its branches. One of the few types of coral fungi that grow directly from wood. Pale yellow when young, progressing to a dull ochre, pink, or tan.
Habitat:
Scattered, in dense clusters on rotting logs, particularly of aspen, poplar, willow, maple, etc. Widely distributed east of the Rocky Mountains in North America.
Notes:
Found in the Lusk Creek Wilderness area of Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois.
Species ID Suggestions
1
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedOctober 17, 2013
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