Ramaria rubiginosa

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Ramaria rubiginosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Gomphales
Family: Gomphaceae
Genus: Ramaria
Species:
R. rubiginosa
Binomial name
Ramaria rubiginosa
Marr &
D.E.Stuntz
(1974)

Ramaria rubiginosa is a

coral mushroom in the family Gomphaceae. It is found in North America.[1]

The

fruiting body is 6–12 cm tall and 4–10 cm wide.[2] It is mostly white, with branch tips more yellow.[2] The stalk is up to 4 cm wide, staining red due to bruising or age.[2] The spores are yellowish.[2]

Similar species include Ramaria acrisiccescens and Ramaria pallida.[2]

References

  1. ^ Marr CD, Stuntz DE. (1973). Ramaria of Western Washington. Bibliotheca Mycologica. Vol. 38. Lehre, Germany: von J. Cramer. p. 109.
  2. ^
    OCLC 797915861
    .