Ramaria flavigelatinosa
Bibliotheca Mycol. 38: 81. 1973.
Common Name: none
For descriptions see Exeter et al. & 'California Mushrooms'.
Solitary to scattered in soil under conifers; uncommon, fruiting from fall through mid-winter, widely distributed.
Unknown.
Ramaria flavigelatinosa can be distinguished by its yellow branches with brighter yellow tips, a compound white stipe, and gelatinous, yellow to salmon branch context tissues. Four varieties have been described, differing in odor, spore size, whether the branches are yellow or with orange tones, and whether the stipe context is gelatinous or cartilaginous. Ramaria gelatiniaurantia is similar but with orange branches. Without a microscope it is difficult to distinguish R. flavigelatinosa from R. sandaracina, which is also yellow to orangish yellow with gelatinous context, but R. sandaracina has clamped hyphae.
Desjardin, D.E., Wood, M.G. & Stevens, F.A. (2015). California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide. Timber Press: Portland, OR. 560 p.
Exeter, R.L., Norvell, L. & Cázares, E. (2006). Ramaria of the Pacific Northwestern United States. United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management: Salem, OR. 157 p. (PDF)
Marr, C.D. & Stuntz, D.E. (1973). Ramaria of Western Washington (Bibliotheca Mycologica, Band 38). J. Cramer: Vaduz, Liechtenstein. 232 p. (Protologue)
