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Ramaria stricta
Fruiting body up to 12 cm tall, 4-8 cm broad, composed of erect, more or less parallel branches with slender, pointed tips; surface glabrous, pinkish-buff, the branch tips pale-yellowish, becoming vinaceous-brown where bruised; context buff-brown, pliant, darkening when injured; odor indistinct to slightly aromatic, taste usually bitter.
Solitary or in small groups on downed conifer/hardwood logs; fruiting from late fall to mid-winter.
these are starting to fade and wither, but still a very handsome fungus.
Spotted on Dec 22, 2011
Submitted on Dec 23, 2011
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Quite beautiful little fungus - looks like a little tolkien city.
Excellent pics too ENR.