Names, authorship and dates from Index Fungorum.

• BasidiomycotaPhylum
• └─ AgaricomycetesClass
• └─ CantharellalesOrder
• └─ HydnaceaeFamily
• └─ ClavulinaGenus

Higher ranks from Catalogue of Life (COL26.9 XR).

Lifestylesaprobiont

On the ground in coniferous and broadleaf forest, in litter and moss

⚠ Before you pickWild fungi may be taken in small quantities for your own use (§39(3) BNatSchG) — but not in nature reserves or national parks, on closed land or on farmland in use, and never for sale (§39(4)). In Bavaria this right is anchored in Art. 141(3) of the state constitution and is limited to locally customary amounts; the competent authority is the district nature-conservation authority (untere Naturschutzbehörde). Local signs and ordinances come first.

Species protection from BArtSchV Annex 1 and §2(1), retrieved 2026-10-15; Red List from Dämmrich et al. (2016) (BfN / Rote-Liste-Zentrum). Not legal advice — local rules and signage may be stricter. BArtSchV Annex 1 · Red List data

• edible when cooked
• edible mushroom

Edible but of little culinary value

• ▸ Cream-white to greyish, coral-like branched fruit body
• ▸ Branches end in comb-like crests or pointed tips
• ▸ No distinct stem; grows directly from needle and leaf litter, often in tufts
• ▸ Turns greyish with age or in dry weather