About Clavaria rosea Fr.
Clavaria rosea Fr. is a species of coral fungus belonging to the family Clavariaceae. It produces coral-like fruit bodies, with individual "arms" reaching up to 4 cm (1.6 inches) high and 3 mm (0.12 in) thick. These arms are smooth, unbranched, pink, and end in rounded tips. Its stem grows up to 1.1 cm (0.43 in) long and 2 mm (0.08 in) thick, and is black in color. The spores of Clavaria rosea are smooth, hyaline (translucent), inamyloid, pip-shaped, and measure 7–10 by 2–3 μm. The species was first described in 1811 by Swedish physician and naturalist Johan Wilhelm Dalman. It is distributed across Asia, Europe, and North America, where it grows singly from the ground in mixed forests.
