{"id":2683,"date":"2013-06-03T14:50:48","date_gmt":"2013-06-03T06:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/?p=2683"},"modified":"2013-06-03T14:50:48","modified_gmt":"2013-06-03T06:50:48","slug":"salmon-coral-fungus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/03\/salmon-coral-fungus\/","title":{"rendered":"Salmon Coral Fungus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/20130531-035.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2689 alignright\" alt=\"salmon coral fungs\" src=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/20130531-035-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/20130531-035-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/20130531-035.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elfram.com\/fungi\/fungi_r\/ramochr_a.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ramaria ochraceosalmonicolor<\/a> is a coral fungus that looks just like cauliflower florets. \u00a0They don&#8217;t have gills or pores and grow to about 100mm, these were only 60mm tall when I spotted them. \u00a0These mainly grow on the ground rather than on rotting wood, unlike the <a href=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/03\/antlered-jelly-fungus\/\">antlered jelly fungus<\/a>. \u00a0 The salmon coral fungus is <a href=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/29\/edible-to-something\/\">another<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mycorrhizas.info\/ecmf.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ectomycorrhizal <\/a>fungus growing with trees. \u00a0The fungi get carbon and other organic substances from tree and in return, help the trees take up water and mineral salts. \u00a0They also helps fight soil pathogens,\u00a0parasites and predators like nematodes. \u00a0Many trees depend on their fungal partners especially in areas of poor soil and this relationship can be affected by repeat burning. \u00a0I have been looking to see if there is a different level of fungal activity between the <a href=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/?s=fire\">areas burnt in 2010<\/a> and the rest. \u00a0So far I have not seen any evidence that the fire has negatively impacted the fungi, with the different types of fungi appearing in all areas of the forest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/morrie2.wordpress.com\/2012\/07\/18\/ramaria-ochreosalmonicolor-a-confusing-species\/\">This brave person<\/a> tried eating the salmon coral fungus- even though it has been known to cause diarrhea. \u00a0His conclusion after doing more research on similar species was: &#8220;<strong><\/strong><em>In the balance, I suggest that this fungus is far too difficult to identify to consider it edible and <strong>there is some potential for it to be lethal.<\/strong>\u00a0 Despite my experience of consuming a small portion of a cooked specimen and surviving, I suggest that it be considered an inedible species.&#8221;<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ramaria ochraceosalmonicolor is a coral fungus that looks just like cauliflower florets. \u00a0They don&#8217;t have gills or pores 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