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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]
Alloclavaria purpurea | |
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Species: | A. purpurea |
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Alloclavaria purpurea (Fr.) Dentinger & D.J.McLaughlin (2007) | |
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Alloclavaria purpurea | |
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Smooth hymenium | |
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Edibility is edible |
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.[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]
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]
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