Ramaria pallida, also known as Pale Coral, is a medium-sized, pale greyish-white fungus that resembles the delicate branches of coral. It typically grows in clusters, forming intricate and bushy structures with multiple branches. Ramaria pallida is the only mycorrhizal-forming coral fungus that has an entirely pale color when fresh, but it can be difficult to identify in the field as it ages, when the colour turns ochre due to mature spores. This species is relatively nutrient-demanding and typically found in coniferous forests.

Fruiting body medium-sized, slender, and often loosely clustered in large groups. The branches are upright, numerous, and densely packed. The colour is pale, greyish-white with a faint lilac-grey tint in young specimens, especially at the branch tips. As the fungus ages, it gradually takes on a more ochre-yellow hue due to the maturation of the spores. The flesh is white. Spore print pale yellow-brown.

Microscopic Features: The spores measure 10–12 x 4.5–6 μm and are elongated to ellipsoid, with distinct, relatively large, and elongated warts that tend to align in rows.

Similar species: The Ramaria genus comprises approximately 200 species of which many are so similar to each other that they can be distinguished only with a microscope.

Ramaria genus on Wikipedia.