1left Posted September 15, 2014 Report Posted September 15, 2014 Been seeing this yellow Coral around where I gather some Hedgehog mushrooms in mixed woods of beech, birch and hemlock and other conifers, suspect it is Ramaria formosa or possibly a R flava variety, are there any easy field characteristics to check on these yellow corals or are they tough to identify with spore work? thanks
Dave W Posted September 16, 2014 Report Posted September 16, 2014 Looks like a species of Ramaria. There is a resemblance here to "Crown-tipped Coral", Clavicorona pyxidata = Artomyces pyxidatus. But the short "arms" with multiple short branches ending in prong-like tips seen in this photo look different than the more elongated arms with delicate crown-like tips of C. pyxidata. Most eastern NA Ramarias are bitter-tasting, some reportedly having a laxative effect.
1left Posted September 16, 2014 Author Report Posted September 16, 2014 Thanks Dave W, I should have mentioned the size of this young coral as well as it rather large for the corals up here, this one was 7 or 8 inches across.
Dave W Posted September 16, 2014 Report Posted September 16, 2014 Really nice specimen. Ramarias can get to be quite large.
Feral Boy Posted September 19, 2014 Report Posted September 19, 2014 Artomyces pyxidatus grows only on wood, the arms are more upright & elongated, and is much whiter. Other than that, your guess is as good as mine.
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