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.
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
Ecology
- Substrate
- Grassland
- Notes
- Grows on pastures and grassy clearings in hilly areas from early summer to late autumn; not common.
How to separate similar species
Clavulinopsis helvola is mostly unbranched. Calocera viscosa grows directly from conifer wood and is more gelatinous.
Similar species
- Yellow club (Clavulinopsis helvola)
- Clavulinopsis laeticolor
- Yellow stagshorn (Calocera viscosa)