Norfolk Fungus Study Group
Studying Norfolk fungi since 2000
   Norfolk Fungus Study Group

Artomyces pyxidatus (Candelabra Coral)
(Pers.) Jülich 1982
Basidiomycota > Agaricomycetes > Russulales > Auriscalpiaceae
Details on: FRDBI (login required); MycoBank; GBIF; Species Fungorum; NBN Atlas

Species List

Back to Summary

Ketteringham, Ladybelt Country Park TG1702Strumpshaw Fen TG3406

Summary

3 records from 2 different sites
Years (# of records): 2022 (1) 2023 (1) 2025 (1)
Months: JFMAMJJASOND
Associations: None
Substrates: dead wood; wood, dead
Finders: Anne Crotty; Arwen McAlenan
Identifiers: Anne Crotty; Arwen McAlenan
Confirmer: Anne Crotty
Comments: 'Cream, coral fruitbodies splitting into three tiny spikes at the top'; 'Photos taken'; 'White spore print. This fungus was also seen at the same place in 2024.'

Record Details

31/12/2022 Ketteringham, Ladybelt Country Park; TG1702; dead wood; Anne Crotty; Anne Crotty; "Photos taken"
; Additional NotesSee Notes & Records by Alick Henrici in Field Mycology 24(1)

03/09/2023 Strumpshaw Fen; TG341066; wood, dead; Arwen McAlenan; Arwen McAlenan; "Cream, coral fruitbodies splitting into three tiny spikes at the top"
; Additional NotesFull account and images on Arwen McAlenan's blog: https://www.amcalenan.uk/artomyces-pyxidatus-2/

08/06/2025 Strumpshaw Fen; TG341066; wood, dead; Arwen McAlenan; Arwen McAlenan; Anne Crotty ; "White spore print. This fungus was also seen at the same place in 2024."
; Additional NotesFurther account and images on Arwen McAlenan's blog: https://traversingthehinterland.co.uk/rare-artomyces-pyxidatus-crown-tipped-coral-at-rspb-strumpshaw-fen/

Back to Summary

Back to Top


 
All page content on this Web site is Copyright © 2026 Norfolk Fungus Study Group unless otherwise stated
Cookie Policy
The Norfolk Fungus Study Group is affiliated to the Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society
and the British Mycological Society