Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Clavariaceae
Species: Clavaria zollingeri Lév.
Synonyms: Clavaria lavandula
Common Name: Violet Coral
Provisional British Red Data List: Vulnerable
Provisional European Red List: C - Scattered Populations, some extinctions.
Swedish Indicator List: Woodland Indicator Species
A grassland indicator species
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Clavaria zollingeriPhotographer: © Ray Woods
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (2)
Soil Grassy (2)
Months recorded in & number of records:
September (2)
October (2)
November (3)