Upright Coral - Ramaria stricta

4 to 10cm tall and up to 8cm across the whole fruitbody. White or pale cream turning buff with age; tough and rubbery coral-like structure with a short base often 'rooted' in buried wood; the repeatedly forking, slender upright branches end in sharp tips; surface is smooth, often flattened; spores are produced on the coral surface, which turns wine-red when bruised.

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Mycorrhizal or saprobic on stumps or buried wood often under Beeches but also occasionally with conifers.

July to November in Britain.

Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.