Clavaria greletii Boud.
(Dark Club)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesClavaria greletii (Dark Club)
GenusClavaria (a genus of fairy clubs)
FamilyCLAVARIACEAE (fairy clubs)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Clavaria greletii (Dark Club) :
1: Clavaria greletii (Dark Club)
15 Nov 2015 OSGR: SU23 51° 10’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
single fruitbody in unimproved grassland
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Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Corner, E.J.H. 1967 Notes on Clavaria TBMS Vol 50 (1): 33-44.
Roberts, P. 2007 Black & Brown Clavaria species in the British Isles Field Mycology Vol 8 (2): 59-62.

Clavaria greletii (Dark Club) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Clavaria greletii (Dark Club)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Clavaria greletii (Dark Club)

Endangered

EN/B

A widespread but uncommon, unbranched, grey fairy club found in unimproved grassland.

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