Biology:Ramaria gelatinosa

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Short description: Species of fungus

Ramaria gelatinosa
Ramaria gelatinosa var. oregonensis 583970.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Gomphales
Family: Gomphaceae
Genus: Ramaria
Species:
R. gelatinosa
Binomial name
Ramaria gelatinosa
Holmsk. (1790)

Ramaria gelatinosa, commonly known as the gelatinous coral, is a coral mushroom in the family Gomphaceae. It is found in Europe and North America. The species was first described by Theodor Holmskjold in 1790.[1]

The oregonensis variety, only reported from the Pacific Northwest,[2] is reportedly inedible,[3] as are most gelatinous species of the genus for most people.[2] Its flesh is translucent and gelatinous, and it has a yellow band on the top part of the stem.[2] It can be found growing around fallen wood.[2] It differs microscopically from var. gelatinosa.[2]

Similar species including R. flavigelatinosa, R. gelatiniaurantia, and R. sandaricina are only mildly gelatinous.[2]

References

  1. Holmskjold T. (1790). Beata ruris otia fungis danicis. 1. Copenhagen, Denmark. p. 81. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009) (in en). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 247. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=WevHvt6Tr8kC. 
  3. Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. pp. 347. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1. 

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