Species
Clavaria rosea (Rose spindles)
Clavaria rosea. Photo: (c) Steven Hayward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Clavaria rosea is a species of coral fungus in the family Clavariaceae. It has coral-like fruit bodies with “arms” up to 4 cm (1.6 inches) high and 3 mm (0.12 in) thick. The arms are smooth, unbranched, pink, and have rounded tips. The stem is up to 1.1 cm (0.43 in) long and 2 mm (0.08 in) thick, and black. The spores are smooth, hyaline (translucent), inamyloid, pip-shaped, and measure 7–10 by 2–3 μm. Described in 1811 by Swedish physician and naturalist Johan Wilhelm…
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