Ramaria stricta (Pers.) Quél.
(Upright Coral)

Interactions where Ramaria stricta is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Major [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Gomphales/Gomphaceae/Ramaria stricta/Ramaria strictaupright coralfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, decayedwoodMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Rare PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Gomphales/Gomphaceae/Ramaria stricta/Ramaria strictaupright coralfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdead, decayedwoodRare
fruitbody (often very large) often very large fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood chip of mulch [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Gomphales/Gomphaceae/Ramaria stricta/Ramaria strictaupright coraloften very largefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdead, decayedwood chipmulch

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Ramaria stricta (Upright Coral) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Ramaria stricta (Upright Coral) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRamaria stricta (Upright Coral)
GenusRamaria (a genus of coral fungi)
FamilyGOMPHACEAE (a family of coral fungi, false truffles and fairy clubs)
OrderGOMPHALES (an order of coral, tooth and club fungi)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ramaria stricta (Upright Coral)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2015 Ramaria stricta, in the grounds of the study centre, Preston Montford Vol 16 (4) Page: Front cover
Overall, A. 2008 Macrofungi of the Kenwood Estate Field Mycology Vol 9 (4): 126-130.

Ramaria stricta (Upright Coral) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Corner, E.J.H. & Thind, K.S. 1961 Dimitic species of Ramaria (Clavariaceae) TBMS Vol 44 (2): 233-238.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Ramaria stricta (Upright Coral):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 31 images of Ramaria stricta (Upright Coral)

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