| Phaeoclavulina murrillii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Gomphales |
| Family: | Gomphaceae |
| Genus: | Phaeoclavulina |
| Species: | P. murrillii |
| Binomial name | |
| Phaeoclavulina murrillii (Coker) Franchi & M.Marchetti (2018) | |
| Synonyms | |
Phaeoclavulina murrillii is a coral fungus that is widely distributed in the southeastern United States. [3] It has also been found as far North in the United States as Michigan, and in Spain. [4] [5] [2]
It was first found in 1904 by William Alphonso Murrill. [3] [1] Originally, it was described as Clavaria murrilli by William Chambers Coker. [1] Later it was moved to Ramaria by Edred John Henry Corner. [2]
The fruit body may be growing singularly or in scattered groups on the ground in humus in broadleaf or mixed broadleaf and conifer forests from June through October. [3] [1] [2] Fruiting has additionally been reported as occurring in low nutrient areas within meadows. [6] [7] The size ranges from 4–12 centimeters high that are coral-like in appearance with many branches and arising from a rounded, central stalk. [3] Much of the lower portion of the fruitbody and the stipe have white threads that stain pinkish, [3] [6] and these threads can be observed on dry specimens too. [2] The branches are rounded and described as a "dull brownish pink to pale rusty brown, darkening when bruised", [3] and are fibrous-tough and twisted and divided. [3] The branch tips can be pointed or blunt, and are white at first, becoming "golden-yellow to orange" [6] and turning more brown with age. [3]
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 | Spore print is ochre |
 | Edibility is unknown |
The spores have a "dull ochraceous tan" [3] deposit.
The spores "appear brown under the microscope". [1] The spore size is comparatively more divergent than similar species [6] ranging from 6.5–9.5 × 3.5–5.5 μm, [3] and they are "elliptic to bottle-shaped" [3] or "elongate pip-shaped". [2] The basidia are clavate, [1] 5–5.5 μm wide and 4-spored. [2] The hymenium is 50–60 μm thick. [1] The hyphae are 3.5–5 μm wide and clamp-connections are present. [2]
Applying to the branches will cause them to stain green. [3]
The edibility is unknown. [3] It has a nondistinctive odor, and the taste of the flesh is described as bitter. [3]
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