Ramaria formosa (Fr.) Quél. syn. Clavaria formosa Fr. Schöne Koralle Clavaire élégante. Fruit body 7–30cm high, 6–15cm wide, pinkish-ochraceous to orange-pink, lemon-yellow at tips of the numerous branches. Stem 30–60 x 25–60mm, whitish orange, itself much-branched. Flesh white or tinged orange-yellow, often bruising vinaceous to blackish. Taste bitter. Spores ochraceous, oblong, elliptic, roughened, 8–15 x 4–6µ. Habitat in humus in woods, usually deciduous. Season autumn. Rare. Poisonous – causes diarrhoea. Distribution, America and Europe.