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

synonyms: Clavaire vermiclée, Clavaria fragilis, Weisse Keule, White Spindles
Clavaria vermicularis 2 Mushroom
Ref No: 7428
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Clavaria vermicularis Mushroom
Ref No: 7429
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location: North America
edibility: Edible
fungus colour: White to cream
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Other
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
flesh: Flesh granular or brittle
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows on the ground

Clavaria vermicularis Fr. Weisse Keule New syn. Clavaria fragilis. White Spindles, Clavaire vermiclée, Weiße Keule, Wormvormige knotszwam. Fruit body 6–12cm high, 3–5mm wide, white, simple, in dense tufts, becoming flattened and grooved; very brittle. Spores white, ellipsoid 5–7 x 3–4µ. Habitat in fields and grassy places. Season autumn. Rare. Edible but of no interest. Distribution, America and Europe.

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Zoran Tasovac (Canada) - 18 July 2013

Found near Ancaster, Ontario on Kuly 4th, 2013.
Clavaria vermicularis
paul bolton () - 02 December 2009

The description of this fungus says that it is rare. I have many clumps of them growing in my garden in Dover, Kent, UK every year. This was taken on 22 Nov 09.
Clavaria vermicularis
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