Ramaria suecica

An uncommon Ramaria characteristic of conifers, especially pines, coralloid in appearance, 3 to 5 cm in diameter and up to 7 cm high, pale ochre to pinkish ochre, richly branched, flesh darkening upon rubbing, with U-shaped branch tips having rounded apices, slightly perfumed odor, and somewhat bitter taste.

Hyphal system monomitic, formed by filamentous, smooth, hyaline hyphae, thin-walled, 3 to 10 µm wide, septate and mostly clamped.

Cystidia absent.

Basidia clavate, 60 to 80 µm long, 7 to 10 µm wide, with granular content inside, basal clamp connections, and four-spored.

Spores cylindrical-ellipsoidal to slightly fusiform, thick-walled and verrucose, with a more pointed end bearing the apiculus, 7.5 to 10 µm long, 3.5 to 4 µm wide, covered across their entire surface with moderately coarse warts, and inamyloid in Melzer's reagent.

Herbarium material available: JTP2196/24.