14/Sep/23, 2:17 PM
Raudoja, Harju County
Mixed (spruce-pine-birch) forest, in wet moss
59°23'7.09"N 25°23'48.875"E
🔆 Fair weather with clouds, shaded spot (🔅: 2.86)
Original Instagram postClavariadelphus ligula
Strap Coral
- Scientific identification
- Clavariadelphus ligula (Schaeff.) Donk
- Family
- Clavariadelphaceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Clavariadelphus
Names across languages
- English: Strap Coral
- German: Zungen-Riesenkeule
- Estonian: Keel-tõlvharik
- Russian: Клавариадельфус язычковый
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2023-09-14.
Hymenium
Club-shaped fruit bodies, with a smooth, even hymenium covering the entire exterior surface.
Cap
Absent, as the mushroom is club-shaped and lacks a distinctive cap.
Hymenium attachment
Not applicable due to the club-shaped structure of the fruit body.
Stipe
Typically not differentiated from the main club-like structure, although the base may be somewhat tapered.
Description
White to pale yellow.
Ecology
Saprobic, decaying coniferous wood debris in forested areas.
Edibility
Edible, but not highly sought after for culinary use due to its slightly bitter flavor.
Fruit body
Up to 10 cm tall and 1-2 cm in diameter.
Odour
Not distinctive.
Overview
Characterized by its slender, erect, and often curved club-shaped fruit bodies. The surface is smooth to slightly wrinkled, and the color ranges from pale yellow to orange-yellow.
Microscopy
Spores are ellipsoid, 7-10 x 4-6 µm, smooth, and hyaline.
1933). Rev. Niederl. Homob. Aphyll. 2: 73.
Field encounters
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