Wildflowers Found in Oregon

White Worm Coral Mushroom

Clavaria vermicularis Sporocarp: Fruiting body 3-9 cm tall, 2-4 mm thick, simple, branches rounded to flattened in cross-section, often curved, tapering to a blunt or pointed tip; surface smooth, white, becoming yellowish in age especially at the tips; flesh white, fragile. Spores elliptical, smooth; spore print white. Habitat: Solitary, clustered, or in groups on soil or duff in mixed hardwood-conifer woods; fruiting from late fall to mid-winter. Edible, but unsubstantial.