''Ramaria flaccida'' is a species of

coral fungus The clavarioid fungi are a group of fungi in the ''Basidiomycota'' typically having erect, simple or branched basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are formed on the ground, on decaying vegetation, or on dead wood. They are colloquially called club fun ...

in the family

Gomphaceae The Gomphaceae are a diverse family of fungi belonging in what is classically known as the Phallales or cladistically as the ''gomphoid-phalloid clade''. The family has 13 genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biologi ...

. Originally described as ''Clavaria flaccida'' by Elias Fries in 1821, the species was transferred to ''

Ramaria The genus ''Ramaria'' comprises approximately 200 species of coral fungi. Several, such as '' Ramaria flava'', are edible and picked in Europe, though they are easily confused with several mildly poisonous species capable of causing nausea, vomi ...

'' by Hubert Bourdot in 1898.

References

Gomphaceae Fungi of Europe Fungi of North America Fungi described in 1821 Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries Fungus species {{Gomphales-stub