Konrad Wothe / Coral fungus (Ramaria sp) Alps, Upper Bavaria, Germany, September.

Robert Thompson / Grey coral fungus (Clavulina cinerea) Gosford Forest Park, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. September

Guy Edwardes / Upright coral fungus (Ramaria stricta), Ebernoe Common, West Sussex, England, UK. October.

Philippe Clement / Strict-branch coral / Upright coral fungus (Ramaria / Clavaria stricta) on the forest floor, Luxembourg, August

Philippe Clement / Strict-branch coral / upright coral fungus (Ramaria / Clavaria stricta) on the forest floor, Luxembourg, August

Andy Sands / Upright coral fungi (Ramaria stricta) growing up from dead wood among Beech leaf litter, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, October. Focus Stacked Image

Andy Sands / Grey coral fungi (Clavulina cinerea) coral like fungi growing up through beech leaf litter on forest floor, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, October . Focus stacked image

Andy Sands / Apricot club fungus (Clavulinopsis luteoalba) Hertfordshire, England, UK - November . Focus stacked image

Alex Hyde / Coral Fungus (Ramaria abietina) growing in coniferous woodland. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. August.

Alex Hyde / Upright coral fungus (Ramaria stricta) Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.

Alex Hyde / Upright coral fungus (Ramaria stricta) Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.

Colin Varndell / Fungus (Ramaria stricta) New Forest, Hampshire, UK September.