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R. fennica group. Maybe R. fumigata. Beech hemlock ash. No odor. Lavender Ramaria with a tan spore deposit. Average spore size 10 x 4.5 microns. Spores roughened. Clamps present. Green in iron sulphate. Red in KOH. Sour taste.

Keyed out using
RAMARIA
TRIAL KEY TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SPECIES
Version ii
(November 2006)
A microscopic key to Ramaria species known from
The Pacific Northwestern United States.
Prepared for the Pacific Northwest Key Council
By Ron Exeter
USDI, Bureau of Land Management
Salem, Oregon

Spores:
(9.4)10-12(12.9)x(4.2)4.5-5.2(5.3)um
Q=(1.8)2.1-2.5(2.6);N=30
Me=10.9x4.9um;Qe=2.2
Subcylindrical with a blunt hook on one end, finely warty, hyaline in KOH.
Print: Yellowish... print was very light.
Basida: Clavate 4-sterigmate, unclamped.
Clamp connections: Not found. There were some "pseudo clamps".
Hyphae: Gloeoplerous hyphae found.
Flesh: Color unchanging in Melzer's, bruises brown.
Ecology: Found under white spruce.