Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Gomphales Family: Gomphaceae
Species: Ramariopsis kunzei (Fr.) Corner
Synonyms: Clavaria chionea
Clavaria krombholzii
Clavaria kunzei
Ramariopsis kunzei var. bispora
Ramariopsis kunzei var. subasperata
Common Name: Ivory Coral
Swedish Indicator List: Woodland Indicator Species
A grassland indicator species
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Ramariopsis kunzeiPhotographer: © David Mitchel
Photographer: © David Mitchel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Corylus avellana (3)
Betula (2)
Quercus petraea (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3)
Built up area, domestic (2)
Acid grassland (1)
Acid grassland: semi-improved (1)
Grassland: acidic, upland (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Scrub (1)
Small parks and city squares (1)
Woodland (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Grassy (7)
Soil Leaves (4)
Soil (2)
Months recorded in & number of records:
August (2)
October (9)
November (4)