Ramaria magnipes Marr & Stuntz Fruit body 9-25cm high, 14-25cm wide; several thick primary branches dividing into numerous compact, cauliflower-like branch systems that end in crowned molar-like tips; young branches and tips butter yellow becoming light yellow, then aging to brownish pale orange, often changing to brick red when bruised or exposed to frost. Base 7-14cm, single, large, tapering steeply or broadly conical in shape, rooting; off-white to brownish; weakly amyloid. Flesh fleshy-fibrous becoming hard or rather chalky-friable; white. Odor mild or rather unpleasant. Taste mild when fresh, becoming slightly bitter with cooking. Spores cylindrical, no ornamentation or very obscure warts, 10-14 x 3-4.5µ. Clamps present. Habitat on the ground under vine maple or in mixed coniferous forests. Found in Idaho and westward to the Pacific. Season May-August. Edibility not known -avoid, many Ramarias can cause stomach upset.