BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Clavaria acuta Sowerby, 1801 (Pointed Club)
| Notes (MWS) | A small narrow white fairy club which is found in deciduous woodland, under Yew (*Taxus*) and in basic, unimproved grassland. It is widespread and common. |
| British records | 422 |
| Distribution | Widely distributed, but perhaps following limestone. |
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clavaria acuta | Fruitbody | 20 September 2006 | Derby | England | 2 | 3 |
| Clavaria acuta | Fruitbody | 28 October 2001 | Berks | England | 5 | 3 |
| Clavaria acuta | Fruitbody | 25 September 1980 | North Wiltshire | England | 2 |
Suggested Literature
Clavaria acuta may be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Clavaria acuta is associated with:
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fruitbody | Poaceae - grasses - formerly Graminae | fruitbody is associated with | Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | |
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fruitbody | Broadleaved trees - Broadleaved, Frondose Or Deciduous Trees | fruitbody is associated with | Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | |
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fruitbody | Taxus baccata - Yew (Taxaceae) | fruitbody is associated with | 
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Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 |
Associated with Clavaria acuta:
Clavaria acuta may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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MYCETEAE (fungi, moulds and lichens) |
BASIDIOMYCETES (spore droppers) |
AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools) |
Clavaria (a genus of fairy clubs) |
References
| Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota |
