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Clavaria argillacea.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Heide-Keule, Moor Club
Clavaria argillacea Mushroom
Ref No: 7423
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location: Europe
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: Yellow
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Other
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
flesh: Flesh fibrous usually pliable (like grass)
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows on the ground

Clavaria argillacea Fr. syn. C. ericetorum Pers. Heide-Keule Moor Club. Fruit body 3–5cm high, 2–8mm wide, pale dirty yellow to greenish yellow, simple, often gregarious. Stem distinct and more deeply coloured. Taste slightly of tallow, smell none. Spores white, ellipsoid or subcylindric, 9–12×4.5–6µ. Habitat heaths. Season summer to autumn. Occasional. Said to be edible. Found In Europe.

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