Rosso coral or Ramaria aurea

There's no cap in the usual sense — the mushroom forms a bushy, coral-like fruiting body. Overall size: 10-20 cm tall, 15-30 cm across, shape compact and rounded to cushion-like. It consists of a thick shared trunk at the bottom and numerous branching "fingers" (branchlets) on top. The base is white to cream, the branchlets pale cream with characteristic pinkish-red or wine-purple tips — a diagnostic feature.

A bushy fruiting body with no distinct cap or stem. Overall size: 8-15 cm tall, 10-20 cm across. It consists of a slender lower trunk and numerous parallel, straight "fingers" pointing upward. Color: rich yellow-gold, bright lemon when young, turning ochre with age. The branch tips are blunt, the same color as the branches themselves (unlike R. botrytis).

The spore-bearing layer covers the surface of the "fingers" (no gills or pores). Spore print ochre to yellowish.

The spore-bearing layer covers the surface of the branches. Spore print ochre-yellow.

The shared base of the cluster is thick, fleshy, white, 3-8 cm tall, 4-6 cm across. Upward it divides into numerous branches, then into smaller branchlets with pink tips. The surface of the base is smooth, white, yellowing with age.

The shared base is short, 2-4 cm tall, 1-2 cm thick, whitish-yellow, and divides into numerous branches. Surface smooth, white-yellow.

Flesh firm, white, marbled, becoming rather tough and fibrous. It doesn't change color when cut — an important diagnostic feature (toxic ramarias may darken). Smell pleasant, fruity, sometimes with a hint of radish.

Flesh firm, white or pale yellow, toughening with age. It may turn slightly brown when pressed — a weak reaction. Taste mild at first, then slightly bitter, especially in older fruiting bodies.

Pleasant, fresh, fruity-mushroomy, with a hint of radish in young ones. Not sharp, no chemical notes.

Faintly mushroomy, nothing distinctive. None of the fruity notes typical of R. botrytis.