Ramaria rubiginosa
Ramaria rubiginosa is a coral mushroom in the family Gomphaceae. It is found in North America.[1]
| Ramaria rubiginosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Gomphales |
| Family: | Gomphaceae |
| Genus: | Ramaria |
| Species: | R. rubiginosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Ramaria rubiginosa Marr & D.E.Stuntz (1974) | |
The fruiting body is 6–12 cm tall and 4–10 cm wide.[2] It is mostly white, with branch tips more yellow.[2] The stalk is up to 4 cm wide, staining red due to bruising or age.[2] The spores are yellowish.[2]
Similar species include Ramaria acrisiccescens and Ramaria pallida.[2]
References
- Marr CD, Stuntz DE. (1973). Ramaria of Western Washington. Bibliotheca Mycologica. Vol. 38. Lehre, Germany: von J. Cramer. p. 109.
- Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 299–300. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
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