Ramaria araiospora var. araiospora Marr & Stuntz Fruit body 5-13cm high, 2-8cm wide; up to 6 branches coming from the base then branching repeatedly, most quite slender and forking at the tips; red fading to light red with red tips, becoming yellow or orange. Base 20-30 x 15mm, single, slightly bulbous; white or yellowish white discoloring brownish white; base covered with thin white matted hairs; nonamyloid. Flesh fleshy-fibrous becoming brittle; same color as fruit body. Odor not distinctive. Taste not distinctive. Spores subcylindrical, ornamented with linearly lobed warts, 8-13 x 3-4.5µ. Deposit yellowish. No clamps present. Habitat on the ground under western hemlock. Found in the Pacific Northwest and California. Season September-November. Edible-good. Comment Ramaria araiospora var. rubella Marr & Stuntz (left hand picture)has branches that are magenta-red with red or slightly paler tips which do not turn yellow. In other respects, it is very similar to var. araiospora.