en Clavulina cinerea

*Clavulina cinerea*
Mycological characteristics
Clavulina cinerea Mycological characteristics
	Smooth hymenium
	No distinct cap
	Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is white
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is edible

Clavulina cinerea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Cantharellales
Family:	Hydnaceae
Genus:	Clavulina
Species:	C. cinerea
Binomial name
	Clavulina cinerea; (Bull.) J.Schröt. (1888)
Synonyms
	Clavaria coralloides-cinerea Bull. (1788); Clavaria cinerea Bull. (1791); Ramaria cinerea (Bull.) Gray (1821); Merisma cinereum (Bull.) Spreng. (1827); Corallium cinereum (Bull.) G.Hahn (1883)

Clavulina cinerea, commonly known as the gray coral or ashy coral mushroom,^[1] is a species of coral fungus in the family Clavulinaceae. This grayish white edible fungus stands 2–10 centimetres (3⁄4–4 in) tall,^[2] and can be found on the ground from July to October in Northeastern North America and until November in Europe.^[3]

It can be eaten raw in small amounts or as a cooking ingredient, and it can be preserved in oil.^[3]

References

^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 346. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
^ ^a ^b Francis-Baker, Tiffany (2021). Concise Foraging Guide. The Wildlife Trusts. London: Bloomsbury. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-4729-8474-6.