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Clavulinopsis corniculata.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Meadow Coral, Weisen-Koralle
Clavulinopsis corniculata 2 Mushroom
Ref No: 7449
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Clavulinopsis corniculata Mushroom
Ref No: 7450
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Yellow
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Other
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Clavulinopsis corniculata (Fr.) Corner syn. Clavaria corniculata Fr. Weisen-Koralle Meadow Coral. Fruit body 2–8cm high, egg yellow to ochraceous yellow with white down near base, gregarious in tufts, dichotomously branched with incurved crescentric tips. Flesh tough and firm. Taste bitter, smell mealy. Spores white, nearly globose, 4.5–7µ diameter. Habitat terrestrial, in lawns, open pastures and woods. Season early summer to late autumn. Occasional. Said to be edible. Distribution, America and Europe.

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