Clavicorona pyxidata

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iClavicorona pyxidata

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Homobasidiomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Auriscalpiaceae
Genus: Clacicorona
Species: C. pyxidata
Binomial name
Clavicorona pyxidata
(Pers. ex Fr.) Doty.
Clavicorona pyxidata
mycological characteristics:
 
smooth hymenium
 

no distinct cap

 

hymenium attachment is not applicable

 

lacks a stipe

 

spore print is white

 

ecology is saprophytic

 

edibility: inedible


Clavicorona pyxidata is a coral fungus that is commonly called "crown coral" or "crown-tipped coral fungus". Its most identifying feature is the crown shape extending from the tips of its branches.

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