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Clavaria zollingeri
Topic Started: Jan 28 2014, 06:37 AM (157 Views)
ObsessedwithBirds
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Clavaria zollingeri
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Clavariaceae
Genus: Clavaria
Species: C. zollingeri
Binomial name
Clavaria zollingeri
Lév. (1846)
Synonyms[1]
Clavaria lavendula Peck (1910)


Clavaria zollingeri, commonly known as the violet coral or the magenta coral, is a widely distributed species of fungus. It produces striking tubular, purple to pinkish-violet fruit bodies that grow up to 10 cm (3.9 in) tall and 7 cm (2.8 in) wide. The extreme tips of the fragile, slender branches are usually rounded and brownish. A typical member of the clavarioid or club fungi, Clavaria zollingeri is saprobic, and so derives nutrients by breaking down organic matter. The fruit bodies are typically found growing on the ground in woodland litter, or in grasslands. Variations in branching and color can often be used to distinguish C. zollingeri from similarly colored coral fungi such as Alloclavaria purpurea and Clavulina amethystina, although microscopy is required to reliably identify the latter species.


[1] "Clavaria zollingeri Lév.". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
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Damn, for a fungi that's extremely beautiful with that lovely shade of pink/violet!

Clavaria zollingeri sure has a strange shiny look to it too - almost like a soft plastic look that various fungi do have. So interesting and bet it certainly brights up the areas it's located in.
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It certainly does!

I must confess, I didn't actually realize that coral was a fungus. Then again, I'm not sure what else it would be :P .
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You could just call it Clavaria zollingeri to avoid confusion with the cnidarian animal coral.
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