O, loss of sight, of thee I most complain!
Blind among enemies, O worse than chains,
Dungeons, or beggary, or decrepit age!
Light, the prime work of God, to me 's extinct,
And all her various objects of delight
Annul'd, which might in part my grief have eas'd,
MILTON: _Samson Agonistes,_ Line 67.



Ramaria gracilis

Ramaria gracilis is often found in eucalypt and pine litter, often deeply buried. It is mycorrhizal.

Characteristics include: 

  • Fruit bodies with dull yellowish-tan, narrow, upright branches to 70 mm tall.
  • Branch tips with about 2-5 sharp pointed or blunt protrusions.
  • White rhizomorphic mycelium adhering to woody material.
  • Spore print yellow-brown.
 
Ramaria gracilis

- Ramaria gracilis, Wingelo State Forest, near Bundanoon, Southern Highlands, NSW Australia, March, 2008.

Ramaria gracilis

- Ramaria gracilis, (detail) Wingelo State Forest, near Bundanoon, Southern Highlands, NSW Australia, March, 2008.