365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Ramaria Araiospora
Day 334: Ramaria araiospora could easily be dubbed the "stoplight of the forest" because its striking orange-red coloration will definitely pull you up short if you spot it during a hike. Also known by the uninspired common name of Red Coral, the holotype (i.e., the specimen from which the species was described scientifically) was collected near Elbe in 1967. The color fades to pinkish as the fungus matures, although I have seen many large specimens which were quite vivid. Something of a local phenomenon, watch for its emergence in the Longmire area after the first autumn rains.
Labels:
fungi,
Longmire,
MORA,
Ramaria araiospora,
Red Coral
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