Ramaria gelatinosa
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| Ramaria gelatinosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Gomphales |
| Family: | Gomphaceae |
| Genus: | Ramaria |
| Species: | R. gelatinosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Ramaria gelatinosa Holmsk. (1790) | |
| Ramaria gelatinosa | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Smooth hymenium |
 | No distinct cap |
 | Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is poisonous |
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] has translucent and gelatinous flesh and 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] It is reportedly inedible,[3] as are most gelatinous species of the genus for most people,[2] and may be poisonous.[4]
Similar species including R. flavigelatinosa, R. gelatiniaurantia, and R. sandaricina are only mildly gelatinous.[2]
