Golden Spindles - Clavulinopsis fusiformis
A dense cluster of upright bright-yellow spindles emerging from an underground base. The spindles are unbranched and tapering at each end. The tips become brownish with age. Spindles are often compressed and grooved longitudinally. The spores are smooth and almost spherical.
Other yellow clubs in grasslands - Clavulinopsis helvola and C luteoalba
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Grasslands, including lawns, churchyard and cemeteries, and pastures
July to November
Widespread and common
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Shepshed Cemetery
14 October 2023
AJ Cann
Knighton
11 October 2017
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft Manor
13 November 2024
Hazel Graves
Altar Stones Nature Reserve
11 November 2024
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft NR
05 November 2004
AJ Cann
Knighton
11 October 2017
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Species profile
- Common names
- Golden Spindles
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Agaricales
- Family:
- Clavariaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 8
- First record:
- 05/11/2004 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 25/10/2025 (Orridge, Howard)
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