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Clavulina cristata.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Clavaire crêtée, Clavulina corraloides, Fésûs korallgomba, Kamm-Koralle, White Coral
Clavulina cristata Mushroom
Ref No: 7446
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Edible
fungus colour: White to cream, Red or redish or pink, Grey to beige
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Other
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Clavulina cristata (Fr.) Schroet. syn. Clavaria cristata Fr. New syn. Clavulina corraloides. White or Crester Coral Fungus, Clavaire crêtée, Kamm-Koralle, Witte koraalzwam. Fruit body 2.5–8cm high, solitary or gregarious forming densely branched white tufts the tips of which become fringed or cristate. Spores white, subglobose, 7–11×6.5–10µ. Habitat terrestrial in frondose and coniferous woods. Season summer to late autumn. Common. Edible. Distribution, America and Europe.

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Tony Wharton (United Kingdom) - 26 October 2010

Photographed in Monkwood, Worcestershire.
Clavulina cristata
Mirosław Wantoch-Rekowski (Poland) - 15 October 2010

Lasy Oliwskie.TPK Gdansk.Poland
Clavulina cristata
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