| Alloclavaria purpurea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Hymenochaetales |
| Family: | Repetobasidiaceae |
| Genus: | Alloclavaria |
| Species: | A. purpurea |
| Binomial name | |
| Alloclavaria purpurea (Fr.) Dentinger & D.J.McLaughlin (2007) | |
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Alloclavaria purpurea Mycological characteristics | |
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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.
Description
The fruiting body of Alloclavaria purpurea is made of numerous slender cylindrical spindles that may grow to a height of 12 centimetres (4+3⁄4 in), with individual spindles being 2–6 millimeters thick. The color is purple or lavender, although the color fades to tan in older specimens. A white mycelium is present at the base. The spore print is white.
Similar species include Clavaria fumosa and C. zollingeri.
Distribution and habitat
Fruit bodies are found in spruce-fir forests. It can be found from October to December on the West Coast of North America, and July–October further inland.
Uses
It is reportedly edible but insubstantial.
References
- 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.
- 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.
- ^ Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- "www.for.gov.bc.ca" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- Phillips, Roger (2005). Mushrooms & other fungi of North America. Buffalo: Firefly Books. ISBN 978-1-55407-115-9. OCLC 60318881.
- 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.
External links
- Index Fungorum
- Roger's Mushrooms Description
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| Alloclavaria purpurea | |
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