Clavulinopsis corniculata is a clavarioid fungus in the family Clavariaceae. In the UK, it has the recommended English name of meadow coral. It forms branched, cylindrical, ochre fruit bodies that grow on the ground in agriculturally unimproved grassland or in woodland litter.
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Distribution
Widespread and common everywhere
Habitat
In meadows, lawns and rarely woodlands
Fruiting Body
Densely fasciculate , branching and twisting. Clubs are often tangled and are fusiform or clavate to flattened, bifurcated or with multiple small horns.
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| Surface | Smooth |
Spores
Thick walled. Basidia vary from 2 to 4-spored.
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| Shape | Subglobose |
| Size | 5-6.5 x 5-6.5 μm |
Classification
- ↳ Phylum: Basidiomycota
- ↳ Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
- ↳ Class: Agaricomycetes
- ↳ Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
- ↳ Order: Agaricales
- ↳ Family: Clavariaceae
- ↳ Genus: Clavulinopsis
Synonyms
- Clavaria corniculata Schaeff.
- Clavaria corniculata var. pratensis (Gray) anon. ined.
- Clavaria corniculata var. pratensis (Pers.) anon. ined.
- Clavaria fastigiata L.
- Clavaria muscoides Sowerby
- Clavulinopsis corniculata f. bispora Corner ex Pilát
- Clavulinopsis corniculata f. bispora Corner ex. Pilát
- Clavulinopsis corniculata var. pratensis (Gray) anon. ined.
- Clavulinopsis corniculata var. pratensis (Pers.) anon. ined.
- Ramaria corniculata (Schaeff.) Gray
- Ramaria pratensis (Pers.) Gray
Reference Sources
T. Læssøe, J. H. Peterson (2019) Fungi of Temperate Europe Vol. 2. Princeton University Press.
G. Kibby (2020) Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe Vol. 1. Geoffrey Kibby.
Genus Clavulinopsis
No other species found in this genus.
