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Ramaria gelatinosa var. oregonensis.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

Ramaria gelatinosa var oregonensis Mushroom
Ref No: 9240
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location: North America
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Violet or purple, Orange
normal size: 5-15cm
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy)
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Ramaria gelatinosa (Coker) Corner var. oregonensis Marr & Stuntz Fruit body 8-15cm high, 5-12cm wide; numerous branch systems arising from the compound basal mass and branching up to seven times, almost parallel, sometimes somewhat flattened, finely divided near the narrowly rounded tips; branches light orange, then developing darker shades such as grayish orange or agate brown, sometimes with a definite violet gray, tips the same or distinctly paler. Base 40-70 x 30-80mm, a broad, compound, wrinkled gelatinous mass of fused axes; areas of white, yellow, or light orange; base covered with thin white matted hairs; nonamyloid. Flesh gelatinous and translucent, drying hard and brittle; pale grayish orange. Odor musty, sweet. Taste not distinctive. Spores broadly ovoid to cylindrical, with a prominent lateral apiculus, coarsely ornamented with lobed warts, 7-10 X 4.5-6µ. Deposit golden yellow. Clamps present. Habitat on the ground under western hemlock. Found in the Pacific Northwest. Season September-November. Edibility suspect -avoid, many Ramarias can cause stomach upset.

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