Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Clavariaceae
Species: Clavaria argillacea Fr.
Synonyms: Clavaria argillacea var. pusilla
Common Name: Moor Club
A grassland indicator species
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Clavaria argillaceaPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Polytrichum piliferum (1)
Rhododendron (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Coastland: grey dunes (2)
Sand-dune: dune heath (2)
Woodland: coniferous (2)
Acid grassland (1)
Dry heath/acid grassland (1)
Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (1)
Grassland: acidic, upland (1)
Heathland: wet heath/acid grassland mosaic, upland (1)
Mire: blanket bog (1)
Montane heath/dwarf forb (1)
Sand-dune: dune grassland (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Grassy (7)
Soil bare (3)
Soil Mossy (3)
Soil (2)
Months recorded in & number of records:
October (13)
November (13)