Clavaria acuta Sowerby
(Pointed Club)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesClavaria acuta (Pointed Club)
GenusClavaria (a genus of fairy clubs)
FamilyCLAVARIACEAE (fairy clubs)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Clavaria acuta (Pointed Club) :
1: Clavaria acuta (Pointed Club)
20 Sep 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
in short, fine-leaved, species-rich grass
Image 1: Fruitbodies - grey backgroundImage 2: Fruitbodies - pale backgroundImage 3: Spores - magnifiedImage 4: Spores - magnified (2)Image 5: Spores - highly magnified
2: Clavaria acuta (Pointed Club)
28 Oct 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in grass
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Fruitbodies (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies (3)Image 4: FruitbodyImage 5: Fruitbody stalks - enlargedImage 6: Basidium - magnifiedImage 7: Spores - magnifiedImage 8: Spores - highly magnified
3: Clavaria acuta (Pointed Club)
25 Sep 1980 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view - in situ - enlargedImage 3: Caulocystidia - magnifiedImage 4: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 5: DescriptionImage 6: Description - contd.

Clavaria acuta (Pointed Club) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Clavaria acuta (Pointed Club)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Clavaria acuta (Pointed Club)

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.

422

Widely distributed, but perhaps following limestone.

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