Clavulina rugosa

Clavulina rugosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Cantharellales
Family:	Hydnaceae
Genus:	Clavulina
Species:	C. rugosa
Binomial name
	Clavulina rugosa; (Bull.) J.Schröt. (1888)
Synonyms
	Clavaria rugosa Bull. (1790); Ramaria rugosa (Bull.) Gray (1821); Clavaria herveyi Peck (1893)

Clavulina rugosa, commonly known as the wrinkled coral fungus, is a species of coral fungus in the family Clavulinaceae. It is edible.

Taxonomy

The species was originally described as Clavaria rugosa by Jean Bulliard in 1790.^[1] It was transferred to Clavulina by Joseph Schröter in 1888.^[5]

It grows up to 12 centimetres (4+3⁄4 in) tall and varies in width.^[6]

It can be found in Europe, growing near wooded paths from August to November.^[6]

One field guide lists it as edible when cooked.^[6]

^ ^a ^b Bulliard JBF. (1790). Herbier de la France (in French). Vol. 10. pp. 433–80 [448:2].
^ Gray SF. (1821). A Natural Arrangement of British Plants. Vol. 1. London, UK: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy. p. 65.
^ Peck CH. (1893), Annual Report on the New York State Museum of Natural History, vol. 45, pp. 61–102 (see p. 84)
^ "Clavulina rugosa (Bulliard) J. Schröter 1888". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
^ Schröter J. (1888). Kryptogamen-Flora von Schlesien (in German). Vol. 3-1(4). Lehre: Cramer. p. 442.
^ ^a ^b ^c Francis-Baker, Tiffany (2021). Concise Foraging Guide. The Wildlife Trusts. London: Bloomsbury. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-4729-8474-6.