Ramaria gelatinosa
| Ramaria gelatinosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Gomphales |
| Family: | Gomphaceae |
| Genus: | Ramaria |
| Species: | R. gelatinosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Ramaria gelatinosa Holmsk. (1790)
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| Ramaria gelatinosa | |
|---|---|
| Smooth hymenium | |
| No distinct cap | |
| Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is poisonous | |
Ramaria gelatinosa, commonly known as the gelatinous coral, is a coral mushroom in the family Gomphaceae. It is found in Europe and North America. The species was first described by Theodor Holmskjold in 1790.[1]
The oregonensis variety, only reported from the Pacific Northwest,[2] has translucent and gelatinous flesh and a yellow band on the top part of the stem.[2] It can be found growing around fallen wood.[2] It differs microscopically from var. gelatinosa.[2] It is reportedly inedible,[3] as are most gelatinous species of the genus for most people,[2] and may be poisonous.[4]
Similar species including R. flavigelatinosa, R. gelatiniaurantia, and R. sandaricina are only mildly gelatinous.[2]
References
- ^ Holmskjold T. (1790). Beata ruris otia fungis danicis. Vol. 1. Copenhagen, Denmark. p. 81.
- ^ a b c d e f Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 347. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- ^ Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press. p. 655. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.