Ramaria rubiginosa is a coral mushroom in the family Gomphaceae. It is found in North America.[1]

Ramaria rubiginosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Gomphales
Family: Gomphaceae
Genus: Ramaria
Species:
R. rubiginosa
Binomial name
Ramaria rubiginosa
Marr & D.E.Stuntz (1974)

The fruiting body is 6–12 cm tall and 4–10 cm wide.[2] It is mostly white, with branch tips more yellow.[2] The stalk is up to 4 cm wide, staining red due to bruising or age.[2] The spores are yellowish.[2]

Similar species include Ramaria acrisiccescens and Ramaria pallida.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Marr CD, Stuntz DE. (1973). Ramaria of Western Washington. Bibliotheca Mycologica. Vol. 38. Lehre, Germany: von J. Cramer. p. 109.
  2. ^ a b c d e Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 299–300. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.