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Red Coral Fungus (Ramaria araiospora)

Behold the red coral fungus (Ramaria araiospora), one of the world's most beautiful mushrooms! This scarlet spectacle makes for a very conspicuous display among the duff of mixed hardwood-conifer forests. There are two varieties: var. araiospora, which has yellow/orange branch tips, and var. rubella, which has red branch tips.


Red coral fungus (Ramaria araiospora var. rubella), wide-angle macro showing the beautiful mushroom in relation to its redwood and tanoak habitat. Stillwater Cove Regional Park, Sonoma County, California, USA.
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Red coral fungus (Ramaria araiospora var. rubella), extreme close-up revealing the intricate details of the mushroom's forked branches. Focus-stacked composite of 67 exposures at 5x magnification. Stillwater Cove Regional Park, Sonoma County, California, USA.
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