A compact, tan to reddish brown coral fungus with slender, erect, many-forked branches whose tips are often yellow-green and bruise green. Unlike most Ramaria it grows on rotting wood rather than forest soil.
Edibility unknown; not recommended. Several Ramaria species cause gastrointestinal upset, and coral fungi are difficult to identify to species without microscopy.
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Habitat
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Saprobic on rotting or well-rotted conifer and hardwood wood, often buried and moss-covered, under hemlock, redwood and spruce. In coastal California it fruits from fall through mid-winter and is uncommon except under spruce on the far north coast.
Distribution
Western North America, including coastal California (uncommon except under spruce on the far north coast) and the Pacific Northwest; also northern Europe (treated in the Fennoscandian Ramaria key).
Characteristics
Fruitbody: up to about 10 cm tall and wide; compact, single or branched from the base so that it looks clustered. Branches: narrow, erect, repeatedly forked; tan to reddish gray or reddish brown; tips acute, often yellow-green to green and frequently bruising green. Base: on wood, with slender white monomitic rhizomorphs. Spores: 8.2-12.3 x 4.1-5.5 um, rough in outline, ornament cyanophilous (MycoKey Fennoscandian Ramaria key).
