A tiny, brilliantly orange coral fungus with open, delicate branching and yellow tips. Found on soil, litter, or woody debris. Spores nearly round and finely roughened; clamp connections present.
Note: Previously known as Ramariopsis crocea but it's not quite this species, DNA sequinceing show that this is something diffrent and unnamed.
Fruitbody: minute, typically 10-50 mm tall, orange to golden‑yellow, and openly branched. Branching is usually 3–4 times, with lunate angles and well‑separated branches, giving a light, airy, antler‑like appearance.
Stipe: distinct, furfuraceous, forming ¼–½ of the total height. Colour ranges from whitish (in forma conspicua) to bright orange, with yellow tips
Branches: slender, upright, repeatedly forking, and bright orange to saffron‑yellow (“cadmium orange”, “orange buff”). Colour remains vivid even in low light.
Apices: bright yellow.
Odour/taste: Odour mild or negligible. Taste reported as none or occasionally unpleasant
Common name: None
Habitat: soil
Substrate: On soil, leaf litter, rotting wood
Distribution:
New Zealand wide
Season: Autumn to early winter
Biostatus: Endemic to New Zealand
Edible: No
Spore print: White