Horned Pistil (Clavaria delphus pistillaris)

Systematics:
  • Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
  • Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
  • Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
  • Subclass: Phallomycetidae (Velkovye)
  • Order: Gomphales
  • Family: Clavariadelphaceae (Clavariadelphic)
  • Genus: Clavariadelphus (Klavariadelphus)
  • Type: Clavariadelphus pistillaris (pistil hornwort)
  • Rogatyk mace-shaped
  • Hercules Horn

Horned Pistil (Clavariadelphus pistillaris) photo and description

Description:

Fruiting body 5-10 (20) cm high and about 2-3 cm wide, club-shaped, longitudinally wrinkled, light yellow or reddish with a light felt base.

Spore powder is white.

Pulp: spongy, light, without a special smell, turns brown on the cut.

Spread:

Pistil horn lives in August and September mainly in deciduous forests, rarely. Found in more southern regions.

Similar species: The horn is truncated, which has a flat top of the fruiting body and a sweetish taste.

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