Ramaria sandaracina var. chondrobasis Marr & D.E. Stuntz
Bibl. Mycol. 38: 116. 1978.

Common Name: none

• Description

  For description see Exeter et al. & 'California Mushrooms'.

• Habitat

  Solitary to scattered in soil under conifers (Douglas fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce); not uncommon, fruiting from fall through mid-winter in northern coastal forests.

• Edibility

  Unknown.

• Comments

  Ramaria sandaracina var. chondrobasis is distinguished by its large size, orange to orangish yellow coloration, gelatinous context tissues, and clamped hyphae. Ramaria flavigelatinosa and R. gelatiniaurantia are nearly indistinguishable from it in the field, but both lack clamp connections.

• 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
  Main Photo
  • Currie D. Marr: Ramaria sandaracina var. chondrobasis (CP) — type specimen
  • Michael Wood: Ramaria sandaracina var. chondrobasis (CP)
  • Kit Scates Barnhart: Ramaria sandaracina var. chondrobasis (CP)
  
  

  (D=Description; I=Illustration; P=Photo; CP=Color Photo)