Ramaria stricta (Pers.) Quél., Fl. Mycol. France (Paris): 464 (1888) Ramaria spinulosa sensu Rea (1922) Clavaria stricta Pers., Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 15: 33 (1795) Clavaria condensata Fr., Epicr. syst. mycol. (Uppsala): 575 (1838) [1836-1838] Clavariella condensata (Fr.) P. Karst., Hattsvampar 37: 184 (1882) Ramaria condensata (Fr.) Quél., Fl. Mycol. France (Paris): 467 (1888) Clavaria kewensis Massee, J. Bot. Lond. 34: 153 (1896)
Habitat: On decayed wood of deciduous trees (rarely conifers). Sometimes abundant on flowerbeds mulched with woodchips, attaining far greater size than normal.
Notes: Common to occasional but widespread.
Distribution: E: c, S: o, W: o, NI: o, ROI: o, Other: Channel Islands: !
Vouchers: England: K(M) 31973; Scotland: K(M) 137240; Wales: K(M) 82118; NI: K(M) 83130; Other: Channel Islands: K(M) 91128
Descriptions, Lists & Icons: D+I:, in Phillips, R., Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain & Europe: 288 pp. (1981), p. 260-261 D+I:, in Breitenbach, J., Kränzlin, F., Fungi of Switzerland Non gilled fungi, Heterobasidiomycetes, Aphyllophorales, Gasteromycetes 2: 412 pp. (1986), p. 366, pl. 475
Conservation Status: Vulnerable (Red Data List, Ing 1992) but only Ramaria spinulosa was listed; removed from list (Red Data List, Evans et al. 2006)
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