Ramaria flavigelatinosa var. megalospora Marr & Stuntz Fruit body up to 10cm high, 6cm wide; 2 or 3 major branches growing nearly erect from the base and dividing into numerous ranks of erect smaller branches with sharply finger-shaped tips that become more rounded in age; branches yellow lower down, above pallid salmon color, becoming more orange-salmon, with bright yellow tips when young, fading to buff-yellow. Base 15 x l0mm, expanding upward into a dense cluster of small irregularly shaped stalks; white underground, light yellow higher up where exposed. Flesh solid, firmly gelatinous to soapy, drying hard and cartilaginous; white with small somewhat translucent spots. Odor mildly beanlike. Taste none or faintly beanlike. Spores ellipsoid, ornamented with coarse warts and some complex ridges, 9.7-12.6 x 4.3-5.4µ. Deposit clay color. No clamps present. Habitat coniferous woods in the Pacific Northwest and in leafy woods of eastern North America. Season August-September. Edibility not known -avoid, many Ramarias can cause stomach upset.