Key Identification Features
- Simple or sparsely branched white to cream clubs, 3–10 cm, with irregular wrinkled or ribbed surface — more wrinkled than C. cristata
- no coral-like branching
- grows in troops in deciduous and mixed forests
- mild taste
Preparation Notes
Edible; mild flavor; best young; use in soups
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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