Clavulina sp-IN05
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Description
Observed in the summer at Indian Cave State Park in eastern Nebraska, this small, white, coral-like fungus was growing gregariously among moss on the forest floor. Its branching form was compact but distinct, with multiple fruiting bodies locally abundant. It appeared to be mycorrhizal, associating with nearby hardwoods. This collection was originally documented in southern Indiana and is currently being referred to under the provisional name Clavulina “sp-IN05” while it awaits formal study and description.
Observations
July 11th, 2023 Indian Cave State Park
#191
- Growing scattered terrestrially among moss along trail on northeast-facing slope in open mixed oak/hickory woodland, near edge.
Smell: pleasant and sweet. Taste: not distinctive. KOH: turning surfaces tannish-brown.
- Returned later and added more pictures and gathered more specimens. (7/25)
AAGTCGTAACAAGGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCATTAATGAGTTGTGATGGGGTTTGATGCTGGCAGCCAATTTTTGGATGCATGTGCTCGCCCTAACAATCATCTTCCAAACACCTGTGCACATTTTTGAGGGAGTTTTGAGTTTATCCGCTTTATGGTGATTTTCTTGTGATTCCCTTAAATCATTATACGCTGTTAACCAATGATGAACGTGCTTTGTGCCGTAAGGCCATTAATATAATACAACTTTTAACAACGGATCTCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACCTTGCGCTCCCTGGTATTCCGGGGAGCACGCCTGTTCGAGTGTCGTGAAATTTCTCAAGCTTTGGATGGCTTTGTTGTCTGTCCTTGGCCTTGGTTGTTGGGCTTTGCCGTGTCCTTCATTGGGACGGCTGGCCTTAAAAGCATTAGCTGATCCTTGTGTGGCACTGGTTCTACTCAGCGTGATAATAGTCTGATCGCTGAGGACATCTTTTAGGATGGCCAGTTCTCATTTGGGTTGCTTCCAACTTGGTTTTGCAGATTCTTCAATCTGTGTTCCACTTTTCAGCTTTGACCTCGAATCAGGTGGGACTACCCGCTGAACTTAAGView 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