Crested Coral
Clavulina coralloides (L.) J.Schröt.
Also called: White Coral Fungus, crested coral fungus
Safety first
Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.
If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call US Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911 right away. In Canada, call your provincial poison centre or 911.
Edibility
Edible (per source) Source: Wikipedia: Clavulina cristata
Classification from Wikipedia: Clavulina cristata. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
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Photo: Alex Abair. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 34 |
| February | 19 |
| March | 6 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 43 |
| June | 83 |
| July | 273 |
| August | 508 |
| September | 414 |
| October | 400 |
| November | 93 |
| December | 39 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- British Columbia 153 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 139 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 106 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 95 records · Foraging rules
- New York 66 records · Foraging rules
- California 62 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 58 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 57 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 52 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 52 records · Foraging rules
- Alaska 45 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 44 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 34 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 32 records · Foraging rules
- Nova Scotia 28 records · Foraging rules
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- New Jersey27 records
- West Virginia25 records
- Oregon21 records
- New Hampshire19 records
- Virginia19 records
- Colorado16 records
- Florida15 records
- Minnesota14 records
- Vermont14 records
- Illinois8 records
- Maryland8 records
- Rhode Island8 records
- Idaho7 records
- Manitoba7 records
- Louisiana6 records
- Georgia6 records
- New Brunswick5 records
- Maine5 records
- Prince Edward Island4 records
- Missouri4 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador3 records
- Alabama2 records
- Connecticut2 records
- Delaware2 records
- Indiana2 records
- Montana2 records
- New Mexico2 records
- South Carolina2 records
- Texas2 records
- Wyoming2 records
- Kentucky1 records
- Mississippi1 records
- North Dakota1 records
- Kansas1 records
- Alberta1 records
- Arizona1 records
- Hawaii1 records
- Iowa1 records
Identification traits
| Underside (gills, pores or teeth) | smooth |
|---|---|
| Ecology | saprotrophic |
| Stem features | bare |
| Spore print color | white |
Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.
About
Clavulina cristata, commonly known as the wrinkled coral fungus, white coral fungus or the crested coral fungus, 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.
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