Species details
Meadow coral
Clavulinopsis corniculata
Inedible
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Description
A bright-yellow grassland club fungus with numerous curved and branching antler-like tips.
Identification features
Fruitbody about 2–7 cm tall; several smooth yellow branches arise from a common pale base and repeatedly fork. Tips are usually pointed; older fruitbodies become ochre-yellow.
Identification checklist
Check the bright-yellow colour, common pale base and characteristic repeatedly forked, antler-like tips.
How to separate similar species
Clavulinopsis helvola is mostly unbranched. Calocera viscosa grows directly from conifer wood and is more gelatinous.
Habitat
Grows on pastures and grassy clearings in hilly areas from early summer to late autumn; not common.
Fruiting period
June, July, August, September, October, November
Similar species
- Yellow club (Clavulinopsis helvola)
- Clavulinopsis laeticolor
- Yellow stagshorn (Calocera viscosa)