Ramaria myceliosa is a species of coral fungus in the family Gomphaceae. Found in North America, it was originally described by Charles Horton Peck in 1904 with the name Clavaria myceliosa. The type was collected by botanist Edwin Bingham Copeland in the mountains near Stanford University in California.[2] E.J.H. Corner transferred it to the genus Ramaria in 1950.[3] Giachini and colleagues proposed that Ramaria myceliosa is the same species as the European Phaeoclavulina curta, but did not provide molecular evidence to support their suggested synonymy.[4] In a recent (2014) publication on California fungi, the authors propose the transfer of Ramaria myceliosa to the genus Phaeoclavulina,[5] but as of January 2016[update], this transfer has not been accepted by either MycoBank or Index Fungorum.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Gomphales |
| Family: | Gomphaceae |
| Genus: | Ramaria |
| Species: | R. myceliosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Ramaria myceliosa | |
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The fruiting body is usually about 3–6 cm tall and wide, yellowish to tan, with tips branching into two to four points, whitish flesh, mild odor, and bitter taste.[7] The stalks are about 2 cm tall. The spores are yellowish.[7]
The species is inedible.[7]
Similar species include Ramaria abietina and Ramaria stricta.[7]
References
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 | Smooth hymenium |
 | No distinct cap |
 | Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Edibility is unknown |
- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Ramaria myceliosa (Peck) Corner". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ^ Peck CH. (1904). "New species of fungi". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 31 (4): 177–182. doi:10.2307/2478686. JSTOR 2478686.
- ^ Corner EJH. (1950). A Monograph of Clavaria and Allied Genera. Annals of Botany Memoirs. Vol. 1. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 607.
- ^ Giachini AJ, Castellano MA (2011). "A new taxonomic classification for species in Gomphus sensu lato". Mycotaxon. 115 (1): 183–201. doi:10.5248/115.183.
- ^ Desjardin DE, Wood MG, Stevens FA (2014). California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide. Portland; London: Timber Press. p. 430. ISBN 978-1-60469-353-9.
- ^ "Ramaria myceliosa (Peck) Corner". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ^ a b c d Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 297–298. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
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