Rogers Mushrooms - Clavaria vermicularis Mushroom


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

synonyms: Clavaire vermiclée, Weisse Keule, White Spindles

Ref No: 7428
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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 Clavaire vermiclée White Spindles 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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