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Fraaie koraalzwam
Ramaria formosa
Clavaire élégante
Dreifarbige Koralle
Koralówka strojna
Lömsk fingersvamp
ハナホウキタケ
Kavalahaarakas
Es lohnt sich wieder den Waldboden abzusuchen.
It is worth checking again the forest floor.
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The Crown-tipped Coral fungus shown here, already just past its peak (as evident in the browning/greying stems near the top) was gone three days later when I checked on it. It is a fungus whose edibility is somewhat celebrated, with some preferring it raw and still others thinking it is best cooked. It is said to have a peppery flavour that disappears when cooked. It is also said to be ‘cathartic’ if eaten in any significant volume, which means stomach distress or worse can follow overindulgence.
Please also note that I am an amateur at the very beginning of learning about fungi - it would be very unwise to eat something because it looks like something I said was edible.
It gets its English name from the pointed tops of the stems, and it’s French name from the array of stems resembling the large light fixtures. Somehow the two names together seem better to capture its appearance.
Though this specimen was found at the end of its growing cycle, this fungus has long period in which it can appear, often much earlier - late spring - than other fungi.
I found this growing on the lake-side of a fallen hardwood, while I was trying (and failing) to outwit a Kingfisher. It was a lovely consolation prize.
One of the keys to identifying this species is growing right out of hardwood logs; there are some lookalikes that grow out of the ground.
Clavulina cinerea (Bulliard) J. Schröter, 1888 = Clavaria cinerea Bulliard, 1788 = Clavaria cinerea forma petricola Bourdot & Galzin = Clavaria cinerea var. gracilis Rea, 1917 (1918) = Clavaria fuliginea Persoon, 1822 = Clavaria grisea Persoon, 1797 = Clavulina cinerea forma cinerea (Bulliard) J. Schröter, 1888 = Clavulina cinerea var. gracilis (Rea) Corner, 1950 = Corallium cinereum (Bulliard) Hahn, 1883 = Merisma cinereum (Bulliard) Spreng., 1827 = Ramaria cinerea (Bulliard) S.F. Gray, 1821 = Ramaria grisea (Persoon) Quélet, la clavaire cendrée.
Sparassis crispa grows in an entangled globe that is up to 60 centimetres (24 inches) in diameter. The lobes, which carry the spore-bearing surface, are flat and wavy, resembling lasagna noodles, coloured white to creamy yellow. When young they are tough and rubbery but later they become soft (they are monomitic). The odour is pleasant and the taste of the flesh mild.
The spore print is cream, the smooth oval spores measuring about 5–7 µm by 3.5–5 µm. The flesh contains clamp connections.
This species is a brown rot fungus, found growing at the base of conifer trunks, often pines, but also spruce, cedar, larch and others. It is fairly common in Great Britain and temperate Europe (but not in the boreal zone).
Culinary use
It is considered a good edible fungus when young and fresh, though it is difficult to clean (a toothbrush and running water are recommended for that process). One French cookbook, which gives four recipes for this species, says that grubs and pine needles can get caught up in holes in the jumbled mass of flesh. The Sparassis should be blanched in boiling water for 2–3 minutes before being added to the rest of the dish. It should be cooked slowly.
I think this is the Pinkish Coral Mushroom (Ramaria formosa), also called the Salmon Coral, although I see little pink in the colour. The branches are slightly pink, the tips are yellow.
I saw it at the Untere Zalimalpe above Brand in the Austrian Alps.
Clavicorona pyxidata (Persoon) Doty, 1947 = Artomyces pyxidatus (Persoon) Jülich, 1982 = Clavaria coronata Schweinitz, 1832 = Clavaria petersii Berkeley & M.A. Curtis, 1873 = Clavaria pyxidata Persoon, 1794 = Clavicorona coronata (Schweinitz) Doty, 1947 = Merisma pyxidatum (Persoon) Sprengel, 1827 = Ramaria pyxidata (Persoon) Quélet, la clavaire à pyxides ou clavaire en chandelier.
Clavaire Ramaire apiculée..!
(Ramaria apiculata)??????
Merci aNNa pour ton intervention...
OUI c'est effectivement..
Red Coral ,Corail rouge
(Ramaria-araiospora)
Noch vom letzten Herbst. Wir waren im Schwarzwald unterwegs, als diese großen, schwammartigen Gebilde im Wald aufgetaucht sind. Dieses Exemplar hat die Größe eines Handballs.
Bei uns auf der Alb habe ich diese Art noch nie gesehen. Was es alles gibt!
Clavulina coralloides
- white coral fungus
- clavaire à crêtes
- Kammförmiger Keulenpilz
- witte koraalzwam
Location: Landgoed Mildenburg near Oostvoorne, The Netherlands.
Date taken: October 26, 2023.
Artomyces pyxidatus
- crown-tipped coral
- clavaire en chandelier
- Verzweigte Becherkoralle
- kroontjesknotszwam
Location: Utrechtse Heuvelrug near Austerlitz, The Netherlands.
Date taken: November 30, 2024.
Clavaria argillacea
- moor club
- clavaire argilacée
- Heide-Keule
- heideknotszwam
Location: Boswachterij Dorst, The Netherlands.
Date taken: November 18, 2024.
Impressionnant champignon des sous-bois, on le croirait directement sorti du fond le l'océan tellement il ressemble à un corail. Ma première découverte de ce magnifique spécimen. Clavaire de Kunz.
Impressive mushroom of the undergrowth, it looks like it came straight from the bottom of the ocean so much it looks like a coral. My first discovery of this magnificent specimen. Kunz's Clavaire. Saguenay, Québec, Canada.