Golden Coral
Ramaria aurea (Schaeffer) Quélet
Golden Coral: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/16449
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Found solitary or in small groups on ground in coniferous and mixed forests.

Description

Fruiting body: Orange-yellow; stout, white, bulbous base with multiple branches and closely packed tips. According to G. Lincoff, species in this genus do not bruise brown when handled (National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms, c. 1981). (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

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Ramaria aurea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Gomphales
Family: Gomphaceae
Genus: Ramaria
Species:
R. aurea
Binomial name
Ramaria aurea
(Schaeff.) Quél. 1888

Ramaria aurea is a coral mushroom in the family Gomphaceae. It is found in North America and Europe. It is similar to R. flava; both species are edible.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
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