Clavulina rugosa (Fr.) J. Schroet.
wrinkled coral
Clavulinaceae
Species account author: Ian Gibson.
Extracted from Matchmaker: Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest.
Introduction to the Macrofungi
wrinkled coral
Clavulinaceae
Species account author: Ian Gibson.
Extracted from Matchmaker: Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest.
Introduction to the Macrofungi
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Species Information
Summary:
Clavulina rugosa is variable but typically only slightly branched (simple or with 1-3 undivided short branches), whitish, and wrinkled, and has nearly round smooth spores on 2-spored basidia with strongly incurved sterigmata. Some authors have suggested that C. rugosa may be an atypical form of Clavulina coralloides, (Bessette(2)).
Odor:
none in particular (Lincoff), slight (Corner(2))
Taste:
none in particular (Lincoff), slight (Corner(2))
Microscopic:
spores 8-9 x 6-8 microns, 2-spored basidia with strongly incurved sterigmata, (Lincoff), spores 9-14 x 8-12 microns, (10-12 x 9-10 in Oregon collection), broadly oval-elliptic, smooth, with one droplet; basidia 40-85 x 6-9.5 microns, sterigmata 6-9 microns long; hymenium thickening to 150 microns, subhymenial hyphae 3-7 microns wide, interwoven, cystidia none; hyphae 40-120 x 3-13 microns, clamped, inflating, becoming slightly thick-walled, H-connections frequent, not secondarily septate, (Corner), spores 9-12 x 8-10 microns, broadly elliptic to nearly round, smooth, inamyloid; hyphal system monomitic, (Buczacki)
Spore Deposit:
spores referred to as white (Corner(2))
Notes:
C. rugosa has been found in OR, VT, Panama, Argentina, Uruguay, Venezuela, Austria, Czech Republic, Pakistan, and Philippines, (Corner(3)). Distribution is north temperate where it is common, (Corner(2)). There are collections labeled Clavulina rugosa from BC and WA at the University of British Columbia.
EDIBILITY
can be eaten (Lincoff)
Habitat and Range
SIMILAR SPECIES
Clavulina coralloides (as C. cristata) is whitish but more densely branched (Lincoff). C. coralloides (as C. cristata) can be similar: C. rugosa, "in its typical form looks very different (it has rugged surfaces, fewer branches, and blunt branch tips) but regularly appears to intergrade with Clavulina cristata and develop cristate branch tips.", (Kuo(7) with Latin name italicized). Clavulina cinerea is ash-gray, (Lincoff). Probably Clavulina rugosa can be parasitized with the gray to black pyrenomycete Helminthosphaeria clavariarum, creating confusion with C. cinerea. See C. coralloides for a detailed discussion.Habitat
single, gregarious or subcespitose [somewhat tufted], on the ground in woods and pastures, (Corner), gregarious in woodland and adjacent grassy areas, early summer to late fall, (Lincoff)
Status Information
| Origin Status | Provincial Status | BC List (Red Blue List) | COSEWIC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native | S3S4 (2021) | Yellow | Not Listed |
BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Clavaria clavaeformis Britzelm.
Clavaria gigantula Britzelm.
Clavaria herveyi Peck
Clavaria obtusiuscula ritzelm.
Clavaria pseudoflava Britzelm.
Clavaria rugosa Fr.
Junghuhnia lacera (P. Karst.) Niemela & Kinnunen Karstenia
Junghuhnia separabillima (Pouzar) Ryvarden
Ramaria rugosa Gray