@marianomariano 22 September 2022

Fascinating mushroom shapes - Clavulina coralloides (Clavulina coralloides) - a species of fungus in the family of the clove family. It has many names, for example coral carnation, comb or coral carnation. The young fungus is snow-white, milky white, translucent with an admixture of white. Reaches a height of up to 10 cm. It looks like a small white bush, a twig branched many times, ending as if with horns or cloves which darken during drought. The mushroom is smooth to the touch, delicate, slightly ruffled. With age, the fruiting body becomes creamy and finally gray. The flesh is slightly bitter but mild in taste, has no perceptible smell, delicate milky white. Occurrence. In Europe it is quite common, also found in North America. Mushrooms often grow on decaying softwoods and deciduous trees or on the ground from summer to late fall. They grow singly, sometimes in clumps on spruce litter. Value: Inedible mushroom -------------- Photo: Panasonic Lumix FZ82, Jura Krakow-Czestochowa, Poland © Copyright marianomariano