Clavaria zollingeri Lév.
(Violet Club, Violet Coral)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesClavaria zollingeri (Violet Club, Violet Coral)
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 zollingeri (Violet Club, Violet Coral) :
1: Clavaria zollingeri (Violet Club, Violet Coral)
25 Oct 2006 OSGR: ST08 51° 30’ N, 3° 20’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
Image 1: Fruitbody - pale backgroundImage 2: Fruitbody - pale background (2)
2: Clavaria zollingeri (Violet Club, Violet Coral)
5 Nov 2005 OSGR: SO21 51° 50’ N, 3° 10’ W Vice County: Merioneth (VC 48) Wales
growing in grass . Photos: Fruitbody, pale background
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view - pale backgroundImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - pale background (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - top view - pale backgroundImage 4: Fruitbody - side view - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Fruitbody - top view - close-up - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. 1998 Vol 12 Part 2 - Rear cover Mycologist Vol 12 (2): rear cover.
Corner, E.J.H. 1967 Notes on Clavaria TBMS Vol 50 (1): 33-44.
Griffith, G.W. Bratton, J.H. & Easton, G. 2004 Charismatic megafungi: the conservation of waxcap grasslands British Wildlife Vol 16, No. 1: 31-43.
Mike Morfett 2005 Clavaria zollingeri Vol 6 (1) Page: Back cover

Clavaria zollingeri (Violet Club, Violet Coral) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Clavaria zollingeri (Violet Club, Violet Coral)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Clavaria zollingeri (Violet Club, Violet Coral)

Vulnerable

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