Golden Spindles

Clavulinopsis fusiformis

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By Roger Phillips

Published 2006

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Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis (Sowerby) Corner syn. Clavaria fusiformis Sowerby (illustrated 70% life size) Fruit body 5–14cm high, simple, spindle-shaped; yellowish, tips withering brown. Spores 5–9×4.5–8.5¼, broadly ellipsoid to subglobose; white to yellowish. Habitat amongst grass on heaths, in dense tufts; autumn. Frequent. Not edible.