Ramaria botrytis (Fr.) Ricken. Hahnenkamm Clavaire chou-fleur, Rosso Coral. Fruit body 7–15cm high, 6–20cm wide, white at first becoming tan or ochraceous with pink, red or purplish tips, numerous thick, much-branched, crowded branches arising from stout stem (3–4 x 1.5–6cm). Taste and smell pleasant, fruity. Spores ochraceous, oblong-elliptic, longitudinally striate, 14–16(20) x 4.5–5.5µ. Habitat terrestrial, in broad-leaved woods. Season late summer to late autumn. Rare. Edible with caution. Distribution, America and Europe. |