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California Fungi

Ramaria stricta

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Field Notes

Description:

Fruiting body up to 12 cm tall, 4-8 cm broad, composed of erect, more or less parallel branches with slender, pointed tips; surface glabrous, pinkish-buff, the branch tips pale-yellowish, becoming vinaceous-brown where bruised; context buff-brown, pliant, darkening when injured; odor indistinct to slightly aromatic, taste usually bitter.

Habitat:

Solitary or in small groups on downed conifer/hardwood logs; fruiting from late fall to mid-winter.

Notes:

these are starting to fade and wither, but still a very handsome fungus.

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Comments (1)

Quite beautiful little fungus - looks like a little tolkien city. Excellent pics too ENR.

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PublishedDecember 23, 2011

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