Clavulina cristata

Clavulina cristata
Mycological characteristics
Clavulina cristata Mycological characteristics
	Smooth hymenium
	No distinct cap
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is white
	Ecology is saprotrophic or mycorrhizal
	Edibility is edible

Clavulina cristata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Cantharellales
Family:	Clavulinaceae
Genus:	Clavulina
Species:	C. cristata
Binomial name
	Clavulina cristata; (Holmsk.) J. Schröt.
Synonyms
	Clavulina coralloides (L.) J. Schröt.; Clavaria coralloides L., 1753; Clavaria elegans Bolton 1789;

Clavulina cristata, commonly known as the wrinkled coral fungus,^[4] white coral fungus or the crested coral fungus,^[5] is a white- or light-colored edible coral mushroom present in temperate areas of the Americas and Europe. It is the type species of the genus Clavulina.

^ Joseph Schröter, in Cohn, Krypt.-Fl. Schlesien (Breslau) 3.1(25–32), page 443 (1888)
^ L., Sp. pl. 2, page 1182 (1753)
^ Bolton, Hist. fung. Halifax (Huddersfield) 3,page 115 (1790)
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[1] Joseph Schröter, in Cohn, Krypt.-Fl. Schlesien (Breslau) 3.1(25–32), page 443 (1888)

[2] L., Sp. pl. 2, page 1182 (1753)

[3] Bolton, Hist. fung. Halifax (Huddersfield) 3,page 115 (1790)

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Clavulina cristata Mycological characteristics
	Smooth hymenium
	No distinct cap
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is white
	Ecology is saprotrophic or mycorrhizal
	Edibility is edible