Clavaria rosea Fr.
rosy club coral
Clavariaceae

Species account author: Ian Gibson.
Extracted from Matchmaker: Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest.

Introduction to the Macrofungi

Photograph

© Bryan Kelly-McArthur     (Photo ID #66532)


Map

E-Flora BC Static Map

Distribution of Clavaria rosea
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Species Information

Odor:
none or slight and not particular (Corner)
Taste:
none or slight and not particular (Corner)
Microscopic:
spores 5-8 x 2.5-3.5 microns, elliptic, smooth, blunt, slightly flattened adaxially; basidia 4-spored, 7 microns wide; hyphae 11 microns wide; clamp connections absent, (Corner), spores 5-8 x 3-4 microns (Phillips), spores 5-8 x 2.5-3.5 microns, elliptic, smooth, inamyloid; hyphal system monomitic, (Buczacki)
Spore Deposit:
white (Buczacki)
EDIBILITY
edible (Phillips(2))

Habitat and Range

Habitat
on the ground among grass and in the woods (Corner), on the ground, often beside woodland paths (Barron), single or in small groups, in woods or amongst grass, fall, (Phillips), summer to fall (Buczacki)

Synonyms

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Stereum radiatum Peck