Pink-tipped coral
Ramaria botrytis · 葡萄状枝瑚菌
Rare枝瑚菌科🔥 Edible With Preparation
Sources report it requires expert processing before it can be eaten; cases of poisoning from improper handling have been recorded.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
How to Tell
- Coral-like branches, stout white base resembling cauliflower
- Branch tips pink to wine-red, like a bunch of grapes
- Grows on the floor of hardwood forests, seen in autumn
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 枝瑚菌科
- Hymenium
- Smooth
- Grows On
- Soil
- How Big
- 7–15 cm (overall size)
- Encounter Rate
- Rare
- Habitat
- Ground in broadleaf woods
Easily Confused With
Beautiful coralPink-tipped coral has grape-pink branch tips and a stout white base; beautiful coral is pinkish-orange overall with yellowish tips.Fun Fact
Called 'broom fungus' in Yunnan, its branch tips carry a pink blush and its thick base looks like a head of cauliflower; it needs careful distinguishing from the toxic beautiful coral.