Extract from Wikipedia article: Ramaria stricta, commonly known as the strict-branch coral is a coral fungus of the genus Ramaria. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, and grows on dead wood, stumps, trunks, and branches of both deciduous and coniferous trees. Its fruit body is up to 10 cm (3.9 in) tall, made of multiple slender, compact, and vertical parallel branches. Its color is typically light tan to vinaceous-brown. All parts of the mushroom will bruise when handled. There are several lookalike corals that can usually be distinguished from R. stricta by differences in coloration, bruising reaction, or microscopic features. The fungus is inedible due to its unpleasant odor and bitter taste.
Coral mushrooms Ramaria stricta(?) in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 27, 2018 State Park Rd 40, New Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Coral mushrooms Ramaria stricta(?) in a pine forest in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 27, 2018 Huntsville State Park, 565 Park Road 40 west, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA
Brown coral mushrooms Ramaria stricta(?) in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 27, 2018 State Park Rd 40, New Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Coral mushroom Ramaria stricta on well rotten wood under pines on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, November 21, 2018 New Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Coral mushrooms Ramaria stricta on decomposing wood on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, November 21, 2018 State Park Rd 40, New Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Upright coral mushrooms (Ramaria stricta) collected at mushroom walk of Gulf States Mycological Society. Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary, Cleveland, Texas, November 13, 2021 San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Upright coral mushrooms (Ramaria stricta) on a small piece of wood collected at mushroom walk of Gulf States Mycological Society. Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary, Cleveland, Texas, November 13, 2021 San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Branches of a coral mushroom Ramaria stricta(?) collected at mushroom walk of Gulf States Mycological Society. Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary, Cleveland, Texas, November 13, 2021 San Jacinto County, Texas, United States