Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Clavariaceae
Species: Macrotyphula fistulosa (Holmsk.) R.H. Petersen
Synonyms: Clavaria ardenia
Clavaria contorta
Clavaria fistulosa
Clavariadelphus fistulosus
Clavariadelphus fistulosus var. contortus
Macrotyphula fistulosa var. contorta
Common Name: Pipe Club
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Macrotyphula fistulosaPhotographer: © Mark Wright
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Alnus glutinosa (9)
Fagus sylvatica (4)
Betula pubescens (3)
Corylus avellana (2)
Alder (1)
Salix (1)
Salix caprea (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (8)
Woodland (7)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (5)
Woodland: mixed (4)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (3)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (2)
Bog (1)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Rowan-birch woods (1)
Scrub (1)
Scrub: dense/continuous, neutral (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Dead Wood (5)
Fallen Twig (4)
Fallen Branch (3)
Soil (3)
Twig (3)
Branch (2)
Soil Needle (2)
Wood (2)
Soil Leaves (1)
Soil Mossy (1)
Standing Dead Branch (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
October (19)
November (13)
December (2)