Ramaria cystidiophora (Kauffman) Corner var. fabiolens Marr & Stuntz Fruit body 9-18cm high, 7-15cm wide; branching up to ten times from the base, dichotomous nodes, slender diverging branches that fork or divide into many "fingers" near the tips; light yellow with bright, sunflower yellow tips, although this fades somewhat in older specimens. Base 30-70 x 15-40mm, single or in a close cluster with several stems growing from a united basal clump; underground white or yellowish white, covered with white, matted hairs; nonamyloid. Flesh branches cartilagino-gelatinous, base firmly gelatinous becoming hard and brittle; light yellow. Odor beanlike. Taste slightly bitter or not distinctive. Spores subcylindric to elongate ellipsoid, ornamented with small irregularly shaped warts, 8-11 x 3.5-5µ. Deposit golden yellow. Clamps present. Habitat on the ground under western red cedar, western yew, and western hemlock. Found in the Pacific Northwest. Season September-November. Edibility not known -avoid, many Ramarias can cause stomach upset.