description_presence_absent
absent
This fungus is approximately 40-75 mm high, 50 mm wide, but larger yellowish forms (occasionally found on larch) can resemble smaller fruit bodies of R. vinaceipes. However, R. eumorpha never has this bright banana yellow color, but is instead more ochre yellow, then soon yellow ochre, with only the tips initially remaining slightly lighter ochre yellow. The fungi do not turn red, and the spores measure (5.6) 6-10 (10.5) x (2.8) 3-4.8 µm. This species grows in coniferous forests, mainly with Pinus, but also with Picea and Larix, rarely with deciduous trees. The instant geranium pink reaction with KOH, particularly in the flesh of the stalk, which occurs in R. eumorpha, is absent in R. vinaceipes sp. n. Ramaria ochracea (Bres.) Corner. The type specimen comes from the Congo region, where the fungus was found on a decaying stem. However, Petersen (1981: 161, 204) also reports occurrences in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. In 1968, I was able to identify the fungus in Europe for the first time based on comparisons with the type specimen. I first encountered it in France, then in Germany, and finally in Italy.
Clavariella eumorpha
Ramaria eumorpha