Ramaria fungi are coral-like mushrooms with multiple branches. Their spores are ochre-yellow to brown-tinted and are ornamented with warts, striations or spines. Clavarias have white spores and do not branch multiple times.
According to Geoffrey Young of Queensland Mycological society, of probably 100 Australian Ramaria species, only nineteen have published scientific descriptions.
Currently, FungiOz app includes 17 Australian Ramarias, most of which are unidentified.
Apparently many herbarium samples do not include adequate descriptions of macro features that can aid identification. Adding photos and descriptions of identifying characteristics to face-book posts of Ramaria fungi would therefore be more helpful than a single photo of the whole fungi.
Important observable features include colour details, the shapes of the apices and branch axils, the texture of branches and whether or not there are rizomorphs or aborted branches that have not developed. A reasonably detailed recording sheet for describing macro features of Ramaria species can be found here.
Below are examples of just some of the characteristics that can differ in Ramaria Clavaria, Aphalaria and other types of Coralloid fungi
According to Geoffrey Young of Queensland Mycological society, of probably 100 Australian Ramaria species, only nineteen have published scientific descriptions.
Currently, FungiOz app includes 17 Australian Ramarias, most of which are unidentified.
Apparently many herbarium samples do not include adequate descriptions of macro features that can aid identification. Adding photos and descriptions of identifying characteristics to face-book posts of Ramaria fungi would therefore be more helpful than a single photo of the whole fungi.
Important observable features include colour details, the shapes of the apices and branch axils, the texture of branches and whether or not there are rizomorphs or aborted branches that have not developed. A reasonably detailed recording sheet for describing macro features of Ramaria species can be found here.
Below are examples of just some of the characteristics that can differ in Ramaria Clavaria, Aphalaria and other types of Coralloid fungi
Some Types of Apices in Coralloid fungi Spachulate apices - fIattened as in Aphelaria sp  Dichotomous and rounded  Flat - topped, blunt  Cuspidate- Multiple bumps like chewing teeth  Dichotomous (double headed) and awl shaped, pointy  Dichotomous spines | Some Types of Coralloid fungi branch surfaces and axils Rugose, knobbly and contorted surface  Vertical branches with a powdery surface and acuteIy angled axils  Antler-like stems and apices  Lobed rather than branched  Vertically striated branches with lines extending down from the axils.  Rounded axils and smooth branches  Aborted branches on the main stalk |
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