Clavulinopsis fawn (Clavulinopsis helvola)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
- Order: Agaricales (Agaric or Lamellar)
- Family: Clavariaceae (Clavarian or Horned)
- Genus: Clavulinopsis (Clavulinopsis)
- Type: Clavulinopsis helvola (Fawn Clavulinopsis)
Description:
The fruit body is about 3-6 (10) cm high and 0,1-0,4 (0,5) cm in diameter, elongated at the bottom into a short stalk (about 1 cm long), simple, unbranched, cylindrical, narrow club-shaped, with a sharp, later obtuse, rounded apex, longitudinally grooved, striated, flattened, dull, yellow, dark yellow, lighter at base.
Spore powder is white.
The pulp is spongy, brittle, yellowish, odorless.
Spread:
Clavulinopsis fawn grows from mid-August to mid-September in deciduous and mixed forests, in bright places, outside the forest, on the soil, in moss, grass, wood residues, singly, occurs infrequently.
The similarity:
Clavulinopsis fawn is similar to other yellow clavariaceae (Clavulinopsis fusiformis)
Evaluation:
Clavulinopsis fawn is considered inedible mushroom.