Artomyces austropiperatus (Peppery Coral)

Fruit-body: tall, multi-branched, whitish to fawn. The larger of two  
very similar corals that grow on wood.
 
Size to 120 mm tall x 80 mm wide.


 Branches upright, to 3 mm diameter, usually divide twice into 4 new
branches, whitish to fawn.  Branch tips crown-like (coronate).


 Stem to 20 mm long x 4 mm diameter.


 Spore print white.
 Note – immediate or delayed, strong, persistent peppery taste.
 
Habit: gregarious and grouped close together.


Habitat: on wood in wet native forests.

Artomyces austropiperatus is listed in the following regions:

South Coast


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