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Alloclavaria purpurea

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Alloclavaria purpurea
Scientific classification
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A. purpurea
Binomial name
Alloclavaria purpurea
(Fr.) Dentinger & D.J.McLaughlin (2007)
Synonyms
  • Clavaria purpurea Fr. (1821)
Alloclavaria purpurea
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Smooth hymenium
No distinct cap
Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is edible

Alloclavaria purpurea is a coral fungus commonly known as the purple coral, or the purple fairy club. Formerly known as Clavaria purpurea, it has been moved to its own genus as a result of phylogenetic analysis.[1]

Description

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The fruiting body of Alloclavaria purpurea is made of numerous slender cylindrical spindles that may grow to a height of 12 centimetres (4+34 in), with individual spindles being 2–6 millimeters thick. The color is purple or lavender, although the color fades to tan in older specimens.[2] A white mycelium is present at the base.[3] The spore print is white.[3]

Similar species include Clavaria fumosa and C. zollingeri.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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Fruit bodies are found in spruce-fir forests.[4] It can be found from October to December on the West Coast of North America, and July–October further inland.[3]

Uses

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It is reportedly edible[5] but insubstantial.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Dentinger BT, McLaughlin DJ. (2006). "Reconstructing the Clavariaceae using nuclear large subunit rDNA sequences and a new genus segregated from Clavaria". Mycologia. 98 (5): 746–62. doi:10.3852/mycologia.98.5.746. PMID 17256578.
  2. ^ Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
  3. ^ a b c d Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
  4. ^ "www.for.gov.bc.ca" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  5. ^ Phillips, Roger (2005). Mushrooms & other fungi of North America. Buffalo: Firefly Books. ISBN 978-1-55407-115-9. OCLC 60318881.
  6. ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 341. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
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