Where’s Wildlife · Mushroom Field Guide
Clavulina coralloides group
Pronounced (approx.): klav-yoo-LY-nuh kor-al-OY-deez
Likely identification. This entry is excluded from quiz questions.
White branches end in flattened, finely pointed crests.
Crested Coral. Select the photo to browse the gallery. Photographs © Where’s Wildlife.
LIKELY IDENTIFICATION
Fruiting varies with local weather and habitat.
Flattened, comb-like branch tips
White branching fruiting bodies
Growing among moss and woodland litter
Compare form, texture and growing surfaces in the photographs below.
These bog photographs are labeled likely Clavulina coralloides group. The crested tips are a useful clue; the exact species remains unconfirmed.
Also described as Clavulina cristata. Related Clavulina can overlap in appearance, so this gallery retains a group-level identification.
Woodland ground and mossy places. Summer and fall.
Clavulina is associated with trees; similar forms and parasitized specimens can complicate identification.
Flattened, comb-like branch tips.
Growing among moss and woodland litter.
This gallery retains a likely identification and is excluded from quiz questions.
These photographs were taken in Illinois or Wisconsin; the exact location of each image is unconfirmed. The observation map provides wider context.
Explore reported sightings on iNaturalist. Observation records are not a complete range map.
Photographs © Where’s Wildlife.
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