''Clavulina rugosa'', commonly known as the wrinkled coral fungus, is a species of
coral fungus
The clavarioid fungi are a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota typically having erect, simple or branched basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are formed on the ground, on decaying vegetation, or on dead wood. They are colloquially called club fungi a ...
in the family
Clavulinaceae
The Clavulinaceae are a family (biology), family of fungi in the order (biology), order Cantharellales. The family is not well defined, but currently comprises species of clavarioid fungi, clavarioid (club and coral) fungi as well as some cortici ...
. It is
edible
An edible item is any item that is safe for humans to eat. "Edible" is differentiated from " eatable" because it does not indicate how an item tastes, only whether it is fit to be eaten. Nonpoisonous items found in nature – such as some mushroo ...
.
Taxonomy
The species was originally described as ''Clavaria rugosa'' by
Jean Bulliard in 1790.
[ It was transferred to '']Clavulina
''Clavulina'' is a genus of fungus in the family Clavulinaceae, in the Cantharelloid clade (order Cantharellales). Species are characterized by having extensively branched fruit bodies, white spore prints, and bisterigmate basidia (often with se ...
'' by Joseph Schröter
Joseph Schröter (14 March 1837 – 12 December 1894) was a German mycologist and medical doctor. He wrote several books and texts, and discovered and described many species of flora and fungi. He also spent around fifteen years, from 1871 to 1886 ...
in 1888.[
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Description
It grows up to tall and varies in width.
Distribution and habitat
It can be found in Europe, growing near wooded paths from August to November.
Uses
One field guide lists it as edible when cooked.
References
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Edible fungi
Fungi described in 1790
Fungi of North America
rugosa
The Rugosa or rugose corals are an extinct Class (biology), class of solitary and Colony (biology), colonial corals that were abundant in Middle Ordovician to Late Permian seas.
Solitary rugosans (e.g., ''Caninia (genus), Caninia'', ''Lopho ...
Fungus species