Ramaria acrisiccescens
Biblio. Myco. 38: 50. 1978.
Common Name: none
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Description
For descriptions see Exeter et al. & 'California Mushrooms'.
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Habitat
Solitary to scattered in soil under conifers, especially hemlock; fairly common, fruiting from fall to mid-winter in northern coastal forests, seldom in the Sierra foothills.
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Edibility
Unknown.
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Comments
Ramaria acrisiccescens is distinguished by large fruitbodies with elongated, parallel, crowded, white to cream branches with pink-tinged rounded tips, turning pale brown in age or when bruised. Additional characters include an acidic bitter taste, growth under conifers, and tissues that lack clamp connections. R. velocimutans is a similar clamped species with whitish to creamy beige coloration that stains brownish in age, and also has slightly more slender branches and narrower spores.
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References
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)
Siegel, N. & Schwarz, C. (2016). Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast. Ten Speed Press: Berkeley, CA. 601 p. -
Other Descriptions and Photos
- Michael Wood: Ramaria acrisiccescens (CP)
- Ronald L. Exeter: Ramaria acrisiccescens (CP)
- Ronald L. Exeter: Ramaria acrisiccescens (CP)
- Ronald L. Exeter: Ramaria acrisiccescens (CP)
- Currie D. Marr: Ramaria acrisiccescens (CP) — Type specimen
- Roger's Mushrooms: Ramaria acrisiccescens (D & CP)
- Mushroom Observer: Ramaria acrisiccescens (CP)
- Wikipedia: Ramaria acrisiccescens (D & CP)
- Phillips: p. 294 (D & CP)
- Michael Wood: Ramaria acrisiccescens (CP)
