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Clavaria
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Clavaria

Clavaria is a genus of fungi in the family Clavariaceae. Species of Clavaria produce basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are either cylindrical to club-shaped or branched and coral-like. They are often grouped with similar-looking species from other genera, when they are collectively known as the clavarioid fungi. All Clavaria species are terrestrial and most (if not all) are believed to be saprotrophic (decomposing dead plant material). In Europe, they are typical of old, mossy, unimproved grassland. In...

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Fairy Fingers

speciesClavaria fragilis

Clavaria amethystina

complexClavaria amethystina

Smoky Spindles

speciesClavaria fumosa

Holocoryne

subgenusHolocoryne

Rose Spindles

speciesClavaria rosea

Clavaria schaefferi

speciesClavaria schaefferi

straw club

speciesClavaria flavipes

Skinny Club

speciesClavaria incarnata

Clavaria rubicundula

speciesClavaria rubicundula

Clavaria amoenoides

speciesClavaria amoenoides

Clavaria subfalcata

speciesClavaria subfalcata

Clavaria lumbriciformis

speciesClavaria lumbriciformis

Clavaria sphagnicola

speciesClavaria sphagnicola

Clavaria californica

speciesClavaria californica

Clavaria fuscata

speciesClavaria fuscata

Dark Club

speciesClavaria greletii

Clavaria sp. 'fumosa-IN01'

speciesClavaria sp. 'fumosa-IN01'

Clavaria sp. 'CA09'

speciesClavaria sp. 'CA09'

Clavaria atroumbrina

speciesClavaria atroumbrina

Clavaria sanguinaria

speciesClavaria sanguinaria

Clavaria sp. 'MI02'

speciesClavaria sp. 'MI02'

Clavaria sp. 'amoenoides-ON01'

speciesClavaria sp. 'amoenoides-ON01'

Clavaria arborea

speciesClavaria arborea

Sunset Spindles

speciesClavaria phoenicea

Straw Club

speciesClavaria straminea

Clavaria sp. 'fragilis-IN01'

speciesClavaria sp. 'fragilis-IN01'

Clavaria sp. 'fragilis-IN02'

speciesClavaria sp. 'fragilis-IN02'

Clavaria krieglsteineri

speciesClavaria krieglsteineri

Clavaria neonigrita

speciesClavaria neonigrita

Clavaria messapica

speciesClavaria messapica

Clavaria sp. 'IN06'

speciesClavaria sp. 'IN06'

Clavaria sp. 'amoenoides-IN01'

speciesClavaria sp. 'amoenoides-IN01'

Clavaria sp. 'atroumbrina-ON02'

speciesClavaria sp. 'atroumbrina-ON02'

Clavaria globospora

speciesClavaria globospora

Clavaria pullei

speciesClavaria pullei

Clavaria sp. 'fragilis-NC01'

speciesClavaria sp. 'fragilis-NC01'

Clavaria musculospinosa

speciesClavaria musculospinosa

Clavaria maricola

speciesClavaria maricola

Clavaria sp. 'CA10'

speciesClavaria sp. 'CA10'

Clavaria sp. 'CA08'

speciesClavaria sp. 'CA08'

Clavaria sp. 'amoenoides-TN01'

speciesClavaria sp. 'amoenoides-TN01'

Clavaria sp. 'fragilis-QC01'

speciesClavaria sp. 'fragilis-QC01'

Clavaria sp. 'CA18'

speciesClavaria sp. 'CA18'

Clavaria sp. 'atroumbrina-ON03'

speciesClavaria sp. 'atroumbrina-ON03'

Clavaria sp. 'atroumbrina-ON01'

speciesClavaria sp. 'atroumbrina-ON01'

Clavaria sp. 'MI05'

speciesClavaria sp. 'MI05'

Clavaria salentina

speciesClavaria salentina

Clavaria sp. 'TN01'

speciesClavaria sp. 'TN01'

Clavaria sp. 'CA11'

speciesClavaria sp. 'CA11'

Clavaria sp. 'IN07'

speciesClavaria sp. 'IN07'

Clavaria sp. 'CA19'

speciesClavaria sp. 'CA19'

Clavaria oronoensis

speciesClavaria oronoensis

Clavaria echinonivosa

speciesClavaria echinonivosa

Clavaria subacuta

speciesClavaria subacuta

Clavaria subsordida

speciesClavaria subsordida

Clavaria calabrica

speciesClavaria calabrica

Clavaria sp. 'MI03'

speciesClavaria sp. 'MI03'

Clavaria sp. 'CA13'

speciesClavaria sp. 'CA13'

Clavaria sp. 'fumosa-NC01'

speciesClavaria sp. 'fumosa-NC01'

Clavaria atrofusca

speciesClavaria atrofusca

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Clavaria in Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms

Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms

James Sowerby · 1797 · p.730

Clavaria in Selecta Fungorum Carpologia, Vol 1

Selecta Fungorum Carpologia, Vol 1

Louis-René & Charles Tulasne · 1861 · p.372

Clavaria in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.397

Clavaria in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.398

Clavaria in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.399

Clavaria in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.400

Clavaria in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.401

Clavaria in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.402

Clavaria in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.403

Clavaria in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.203

Clavaria in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.206

Clavaria in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.207

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