Clavulina sp-IN01
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Description
This white, coral-like fungus was found in the summer at Indian Cave State Park in eastern Nebraska and was originally documented in southern Indiana. It is mycorrhizal and grows on the ground, forming upright, branched structures similar to antlers or coral. It closely resembles Clavulina cristata or Clavulina coralloides (Kuo, 2007). This is a provisional species name, used temporarily while it awaits formal description and a long-term placement.
Observations
July 23rd, 2023 Indian Cave State Park
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- Growing gregariously form soil near mixed oak/hickory woodland edge.
- Near Trees: Black Oak, Shagbark Hickory, Northern Red Oak, Bur Oak, and Eastern Red Cedar.
- Upper portions of fruiting body brittle, grayish-purple hue, turning brown towards the tips and white below.
- Some with more pronounced stipe.
Smell: earthy Taste: not distinctive. KOH: negative. Ammonia: negative
AAGTCGTAACAAGGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCATTAATGAGTTGTAACGGGGTTTGATGCTGGCAGACCAATTTTATTTTGGGATGCATGTGCTTGCCCCAACAATCATTTTCCAAACACCCGTGCACATTTTTGAGGGAGTTTCGAGTTGATTGCCTCTTTTGGGGTGATTTTCCTGTATCCCCTCAAATTTCATTATACGCTATTAACAATGCCGAACGTGCTTTGTGCCGCAAGGCCTTAAACATTAATACAACTTTTAACAACGGATCTCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGGACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACCTTGCGCTCCCTGGTATTCCGGGGAGCACGCCTGTTCGAGCGTCGCGAAATTCCTCAAGCTTTTGGATGGCCCTTTTTGCGTCTGTCCTTGGGCTTGGTTGTTGGGCTCTGCCGTGTCCTTCATTGGGACGGCTGGCCTTAAAAGCATTAGCTGATCCTTGTGTGGTACTGGTTCTACTCAGCGTGATAACAGTCTGATCGTTGAGGACATCCTTTGGATGGCCAGTCCTCATTTGGGTTGCTTCTAAACCGGTTTCGCAGATTGCCCAATCTGCTTACCACTTTTCAGCTTTGACCTCGAATCAGGTGGGACTACCCGCTGAACTTAAGView MycoMap DNA Results
References
Kuo, M. (2007, April). Clavulina cristata. Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/clavulina_cristata.html
Kuo, M. (2007, April). Clavulina rugosa. Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/clavulina_rugosa.html
Created April 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM and last updated April 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM