Yellow Club - Clavulinopsis helvola
A small bright yellow club found in grasslands, usually solitary or in small groups. It is usually unbranched, and individual clubs are often twisted; tips are usually blunt. The spores are small, round, and covered in warts.
Golden Spindles (Clavulinopsis fusiformis) and Apricot Club (Clavulinopsis luteoalba). Microscopic examination of spores is needed to separate.
microscope 
Photogrpah in habitat. Microscopic examination of spores is needed.
Amongst grass and moss in unimproved grasslands, including lawns.
September to November
Common
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
29 October 2013
specimen examined
Melinda Bell
Packington,Holy Rood Churchyard
03 November 2024
white,warty spores
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
29 October 2013
specimen examined
Melinda Bell
Packington,Holy Rood Churchyard
03 November 2024
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Species profile
- Common names
- Yellow Club
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Agaricales
- Family:
- Clavariaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 29/10/2013 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 03/11/2024 (Bell, Melinda)
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