Clavulina cinerea    (Bull.:Fr.) J. Schröt. 

common name(s) : Grey Coral, Grey Coral Fungus 

New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Incertae sedis/Cantharellales/Clavulinaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Aphyllophoromycetideae  

synonyms: Clavaria cinerea 
(unconfirmed synonyms: Clavaria cinera, Ramaria cinerea, Clavaria grisea, Ramaria grisea, Clavulina cinera)  

edibility : discard

photo gallery of Clavulina cinerea
photo gallery of Clavulina cinerea potential confusions with Clavulina cinerea toxicity of Clavulina cinerea genus Clavulina  

The fruiting body is branched or coral-shaped, with a common central stem, short and whitish, ash-grey.

its taste is pleasant; the odour is pleasant.

The fertile surface is smooth.

It grows on the ground, in broad-leaved woods.

The fruiting period takes place from July to December.
Dimensions: width of fruiting body approximately 2.5 cm (between 0 and 5 cm)
  total height approximately 7 cm (between 2.5 and 12 cm)

Distinctive features : sorry, no English description yet

Clavulina cinerea is quite rare and localised in the forest of Rambouillet, and is frequent, more generally speaking .
here should be the distribution map of Clavulina cinerea in the forest of Rambouillet
Above : distribution map of Clavulina cinerea in the forest of Rambouillet



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