Clavulina vinaceocervina, the dark-tipped coral, is a species of coral fungus belonging to the genus Clavulina.
The species name vinaceocervina is a combination of "vinaceo", from the Latin word which means wine-coloured and "cervina" from the Latin word which means of or pertaining to a deer. It was originally described and classified as Clavaria vinaceo-cervina by Australian mycologist John Burton Cleland in 1931 and was reclassified as a species of Clavulina in 1950 by E. J. H. Corner.
Clavulina vinaceocervina contains the following varieties:
Clavulina vinaceocervina is around high, with a short trunk with irregular branches that have prong-like divisions divided into a number of small branchlets. The branchlets are short, prong-like, and blunt, sometimes acute, thornlike, or digitate. The branches can be irregularly flattened and rugose. They are often slender but can be stouter and knobby. The colour can be reddish-brown to fawn, with a reddish-pink colour at the tips. The spores are smooth and roundish (subglobose). They measure 7.5âÂÂ10 à6.5âÂÂ8.8 üm.
Clavulina vinaceocervina can be mistaken for the species Ramariopsis ramarioides.
Clavulina vinaceocervina can be found on the ground under trees in Southern Australia.