Ramaria?

[Deborah]

Hello. This is growing in the middle of a cut grass track amongst pine. Because of the pine from my first glance I thought Sparassis crispa, but something didn’t feel right and is continuing to puzzle me. The colour seems greyish/pinkish rather than creamy. The flesh/structure seems very pliable, floppy even. There is quite a pronounced (to me slightly bitter/unpleasant smell). I’ve checked in Philips but the Ramaria examples don’t seem right either. I’m posting a photo of it plus a single piece that I broke off. I’m also posting a Sparassis crispa photo that I took somewhere else to show the difference. Thanks for any opinions/pointers. Should mention that I’m in Brittany NW France.

[Lancashire Lad]

Hi, this looks like one of the Sparassis species.

Looks like S,crispa, but I’m not familiar with that genera at all.

Regards,

Mike,

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