Ramariopsis ovispora
R.H. Petersen 1988
Description:
The brilliant orange to deep chrome yellow coloration is distinctive among simple‑club Ramariopsis species.

Fruitbody: Simple clubs to 80 × 7 mm, often broadly fusiform, frequently flattened and sometimes longitudinally sulcate. Typically fasciculate, forming tight groups of up to seven individuals arising from a shared primordium below the substrate surface. When young: brilliant orange. With age: egg-yolk yellow to golden yellow. Stipe often slightly brighter than the club.
Stipe: Up to 4 mm thick, terete, poorly differentiated from the club.
Branches: Usually unbranched, but occasionally bifurcate at the apex, with divergent‑ascending, cornute branches.
Odour/taste: Negligible.

Common name: None
Habitat: Myrtaceae forest
Substrate: Soil
Distribution: North island
Season: Autumn to early winter
Biostatus: Endemic to New Zealand
Edible: No
Spore print: White
Macro images:
Ramariopsis ovispora
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PDD 83009    Scale= 7 mm.
 
Ramariopsis ovispora
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Scale= 7.2 mm.
 
Ramariopsis ovispora
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Scale= 10 mm.
 
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PDD 83121    Scale= 7 mm.
 
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