Gomphales

Reported from the Pacific Northwest of North America. Photo from Sunshine Coast, British Columbia.

Clavariadelphus truncatusTruncate Club Coral, Flat-topped Coral, Abgesturtzte KeuleSlo.: prisekani kijecDate: Oct. 13. 2009Lat.: 46.38253 Long.: 13.78549Code: Bot_392/2009-6337Habitat: Young open mixed wood, Picea abies and some Fagus sylvatica, mossy ground, quite moist and shaded, no sun during winter months, nearly flat calcareous terrain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 830 m (2.700 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: mossy groundPlace: Zadnjica valley, lower Strunik place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComments: Spore print faint, color hard to decide: white-light gray (?). Spore dimensions: 10,6 (SD=0.9) x 5.6 (SD=0.5) micr., n=30. Motic B1-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water.Ref.:M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 308.D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), pp 634.

Clavariadelphus truncatusTruncate Club Coral, Flat-topped Coral, Abgesturtzte KeuleSlo.: prisekani kijecDate: Oct. 13. 2009Lat.: 46.38253 Long.: 13.78549Code: Bot_392/2009-6337Habitat: Young open mixed wood, Picea abies and some Fagus sylvatica, mossy ground, quite moist and shaded, no sun during winter months, nearly flat calcareous terrain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 830 m (2.700 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: mossy groundPlace: Zadnjica valley, lower Strunik place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComments: Spore print faint, color hard to decide: white-light gray (?). Spore dimensions: 10,6 (SD=0.9) x 5.6 (SD=0.5) micr., n=30. Ref.:M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 308.D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), pp 634.

Clavariadelphus truncatusTruncate Club Coral, Flat-topped Coral, Abgesturtzte KeuleSlo.: prisekani kijecDate: Oct. 13. 2009Lat.: 46.38253 Long.: 13.78549Code: Bot_392/2009-6337Habitat: Young open mixed wood, Picea abies and some Fagus sylvatica, mossy ground, quite moist and shaded, no sun during winter months, nearly flat calcareous terrain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 830 m (2.700 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: mossy groundPlace: Zadnjica valley, lower Strunik place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComments: Spore print faint, color hard to decide: white-light gray (?). Spore dimensions: 10,6 (SD=0.9) x 5.6 (SD=0.5) micr., n=30. Ref.:M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 308.D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), pp 634.

A widespread species, known as the Truncated Club.

Clavariadelphus truncatusTruncate Club Coral, Flat-topped Coral, Abgesturtzte KeuleSlo.: prisekani kijecDate: Oct. 13. 2009Lat.: 46.38253 Long.: 13.78549Code: Bot_392/2009-6337Habitat: Young open mixed wood, Picea abies and some Fagus sylvatica, mossy ground, quite moist and shaded, no sun during winter months, nearly flat calcareous terrain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 830 m (2.700 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: mossy groundPlace: Zadnjica valley, lower Strunik place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComments: Spore print faint, color hard to decide: white-light gray (?). Spore dimensions: 10,6 (SD=0.9) x 5.6 (SD=0.5) micr., n=30. Ref.:M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 308.D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), pp 634.

Clavariadelphus truncatusTruncate Club Coral, Flat-topped Coral, Abgesturtzte KeuleSlo.: prisekani kijecDate: Oct. 13. 2009Lat.: 46.38253 Long.: 13.78549Code: Bot_392/2009-6337Habitat: Young open mixed wood, Picea abies and some Fagus sylvatica, mossy ground, quite moist and shaded, no sun during winter months, nearly flat calcareous terrain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 830 m (2.700 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: mossy groundPlace: Zadnjica valley, lower Strunik place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComments: Spore print faint, color hard to decide: white-light gray (?). Spore dimensions: 10,6 (SD=0.9) x 5.6 (SD=0.5) micr., n=30. Ref.:M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 308.D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), pp 634.

Clavariadelphus truncatusTruncate Club Coral, Flat-topped Coral, Abgesturtzte KeuleSlo.: prisekani kijecDate: Oct. 13. 2009Lat.: 46.38253 Long.: 13.78549Code: Bot_392/2009-6337Habitat: Young open mixed wood, Picea abies and some Fagus sylvatica, mossy ground, quite moist and shaded, no sun during winter months, nearly flat calcareous terrain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 830 m (2.700 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: mossy groundPlace: Zadnjica valley, lower Strunik place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComments: Spore print faint, color hard to decide: white-light gray (?). Spore dimensions: 10,6 (SD=0.9) x 5.6 (SD=0.5) micr., n=30. Ref.:M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 308.D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), pp 634.

Clavariadelphus truncatusTruncate Club Coral, Flat-topped Coral, Abgesturtzte KeuleSlo.: prisekani kijecDate: Oct. 13. 2009Lat.: 46.38253 Long.: 13.78549Code: Bot_392/2009-6337Habitat: Young open mixed wood, Picea abies and some Fagus sylvatica, mossy ground, quite moist and shaded, no sun during winter months, nearly flat calcareous terrain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 830 m (2.700 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: mossy groundPlace: Zadnjica valley, lower Strunik place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComments: Spore print faint, color hard to decide: white-light gray (?). Spore dimensions: 10,6 (SD=0.9) x 5.6 (SD=0.5) micr., n=30. Ref.:M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 308.D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), pp 634.

Clavariadelphus truncatusTruncate Club Coral, Flat-topped Coral, Abgesturtzte KeuleSlo.: prisekani kijecDate: Oct. 13. 2009Lat.: 46.38253 Long.: 13.78549Code: Bot_392/2009-6337Habitat: Young open mixed wood, Picea abies and some Fagus sylvatica, mossy ground, quite moist and shaded, no sun during winter months, nearly flat calcareous terrain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 830 m (2.700 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: mossy groundPlace: Zadnjica valley, lower Strunik place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComments: Spore print faint, color hard to decide: white-light gray (?). Spore dimensions: 10,6 (SD=0.9) x 5.6 (SD=0.5) micr., n=30. Ref.:M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 308.D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), pp 634.

Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra, Russia

Sarawak, Malaysia

Sarawak, Malaysia

Plantation, California, United States

Also called Pig's ears or Clustered ChanterelleFound in coniferous forests of the northern hemisphereAn edible mushroomSan Francisco, California

A small species known from northwestern U.S. and adjacent Canada.

A small club fungus of North America's Pacific Northwest. Here amid pine needles in Manning Park, British Columbia.

Ramaria strictaStrict Coral MushroomSlo.: opiasta grivaCode: Bot_456/2010_DSC4808Dat.: Sept. 10. 2010Lat.: 46.35982 Long.: 13.70241Code: Bot_456/2010_DSC4808 Habitat: Humid place in shade; mixed wood side; on an old compost heap made of plant and wood debris, kitchen waste and a lot of ashes and charcoal from a wood stove; almost flat terrain, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 600 m (1.950 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: compostPlace: Trenta valley between Soa and Trenta villages, Za Stemerico place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Possibly Ramaria flaccida? Growing in a fairly large group, many fruitbodies, sporocarps 4-5 cm high (1.5 to 2 inches), SP ocher-brown, flesh not bruising green (as for R. flaccida), huge firm white mycelium. Spores almost smooth, dimensions: 7.1 (SD = 0.5) x 3.8 (SD = 0.2) micr., Q = 1.87 (SD = 0.14), n = 30. Ref.:(1) Personal communication with Mr. Anton Poler. (2) D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), p 648. (3) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 308. (4) R.M. Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1035. (5) R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Meyer (2008), p 141. (6) www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=356845 (for R. flaccida).

Ramaria strictaStrict Coral MushroomSlo.: opiasta grivaCode: Bot_456/2010_DSC4808Dat.: Sept. 10. 2010Lat.: 46.35982 Long.: 13.70241Code: Bot_456/2010_DSC4808 Habitat: Humid place in shade; mixed wood side; on an old compost heap made of plant and wood debris, kitchen waste and a lot of ashes and charcoal from a wood stove; almost flat terrain, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 600 m (1.950 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: compostPlace: Trenta valley between Soa and Trenta villages, Za Stemerico place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Possibly Ramaria flaccida? Growing in a fairly large group, many fruitbodies, sporocarps 4-5 cm high (1.5 to 2 inches), SP ocher-brown, flesh not bruising green (as for R. flaccida), huge firm white mycelium. Spores almost smooth, dimensions: 7.1 (SD = 0.5) x 3.8 (SD = 0.2) micr., Q = 1.87 (SD = 0.14), n = 30. Ref.:(1) Personal communication with Mr. Anton Poler. (2) D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), p 648. (3) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 308. (4) R.M. Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1035. (5) R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Meyer (2008), p 141. (6) www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=356845 (for R. flaccida).

Ramaria strictaStrict Coral MushroomSlo.: opiasta grivaCode: Bot_456/2010_DSC4808Dat.: Sept. 10. 2010Lat.: 46.35982 Long.: 13.70241Code: Bot_456/2010_DSC4808 Habitat: Humid place in shade; mixed wood side; on an old compost heap made of plant and wood debris, kitchen waste and a lot of ashes and charcoal from a wood stove; almost flat terrain, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 600 m (1.950 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: compostPlace: Trenta valley between Soa and Trenta villages, Za Stemerico place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Possibly Ramaria flaccida? Growing in a fairly large group, many fruitbodies, sporocarps 4-5 cm high (1.5 to 2 inches), SP ocher-brown, flesh not bruising green (as for R. flaccida), huge firm white mycelium. Spores almost smooth, dimensions: 7.1 (SD = 0.5) x 3.8 (SD = 0.2) micr., Q = 1.87 (SD = 0.14), n = 30. Ref.:(1) Personal communication with Mr. Anton Poler. (2) D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), p 648. (3) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 308. (4) R.M. Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1035. (5) R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Meyer (2008), p 141. (6) www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=356845 (for R. flaccida).

Castel Fusano, Lazio, Italy

Castel Fusano, Lazio, Italy

Ramaria strictaStrict Coral MushroomSlo.: opiasta grivaCode: Bot_456/2010_DSC4808Dat.: Sept. 10. 2010Lat.: 46.35982 Long.: 13.70241Code: Bot_456/2010_DSC4808 Habitat: Humid place in shade; mixed wood side; on an old compost heap made of plant and wood debris, kitchen waste and a lot of ashes and charcoal from a wood stove; almost flat terrain, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 600 m (1.950 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: compostPlace: Trenta valley between Soa and Trenta villages, Za Stemerico place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Possibly Ramaria flaccida? Growing in a fairly large group, many fruitbodies, sporocarps 4-5 cm high (1.5 to 2 inches), SP ocher-brown, flesh not bruising green (as for R. flaccida), huge firm white mycelium. Spores almost smooth, dimensions: 7.1 (SD = 0.5) x 3.8 (SD = 0.2) micr., Q = 1.87 (SD = 0.14), n = 30. Motic B2-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. Ref.:(1) Personal communication with Mr. Anton Poler. (2) D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), p 648. (3) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 308. (4) R.M. Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1035. (5) R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Meyer (2008), p 141. (6) www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=356845 (for R. flaccida).