Smoky Spindles - Clavaria fumosa
Club-shaped, unbranched spindles with rounded or pointed tips, often twisted. They are a smoky greyish colour, sometimes with pinkish or yellowish tones.
Similar to white spindles - which can discolour as it ages, and look similar.
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unimproved grassland
June - November
Melinda Bell
Burrough Hill Fort
09 November 2024
Melinda Bell
Ravenstone,St Michael and all angels
25 October 2023
Melinda Bell
Ravenstone,St Michael and all angels
25 October 2023
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Species profile
- Common names
- Smoky Spindles
- Species group:
- Fungi
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- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 25/10/2023 (Bell, Melinda)
- Last record:
- 09/11/2024 (Bell, Melinda)
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