Pointed Club

Clavaria acuta Sowerby

A species in the family Clavariaceae, order Agaricales. Recorded under 2 common names across 2 languages.

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Classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Clavariaceae
Genus: Clavaria

What it is called

English: Pointed Club
Welsh: Pastwn Pigfain

Also known as

Older literature may use these names. They all refer to the same species.

Clavaria asterospora Pat.
Clavulinopsis asterospora (Pat.) Corner

Others in Clavaria

Clavaria acetosa Clavaria aestivalis Clavaria afrolutea Clavaria albidobisa Clavaria alboglobospora Clavaria amoenoides Clavaria appendiculata Clavaria apulica Clavaria arborea Clavaria arborescens Clavaria ardosiaca Clavaria argillacea

Classification and names from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC-BY 4.0).

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