Photo of the Day #655: Another purple mystery Amethyst Coral

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Another purple organism I saw growing on the forest floor near High Point, NJ. Does anyone know what it might be?


Thanks for the responses in the comments! The photo is of an Amethyst Coral (Clavulina amethystina), which appears to be some sort of mushroom.

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I'm no expert, but it looks just like violet-branched coral fungus (Clavulina amethystina) from my mushroom book.

almost as cool as the eft!

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