Wrinkled Club - Clavulina rugosa

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Alternative names
Wrinkled Coral Fungus
Description

A large chalky white club, unbranched or only slightly so, with longitudinal grooves and blunt tips. It has a distinct stem.   It may darken with age.  

Similar Species

Branched forms can look very like the Crested Coral Clavulina coralloides; this has multiple branches and more pointed tips. 

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph in habitat; also photograph one club in detail from stem base to tip 

Habitat

Woodlands and under trees; mycorrhizal, with conifers or deciduous species

When to see it

Autumn

Further Information

https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/clavulina-rugosa.php

  • Melinda Bell
    Felicity's Wood, off Dean's Lane, Woodhouse
    07 January 2022
  • Jane Hollingworth
    Quorn Grange Hotel Garden
    07 November 2024
  • Lostash
    Fosse Meadows
    25 January 2014
  • David Nicholls
    Stoneywell Wood, Ulverscroft
    28 October 2023
  • Jane Hollingworth
    Quorn Grange Hotel lawn
    10 November 2025
  • David Nicholls
    Gilroes Cemetery
    02 November 2024
  • JanHam
    Charnwood Lodge Reserve
    19 December 2025
  • Graham Calow
    Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
    06 November 2013
    specimen examined
  • Melinda Bell
    Moira,Sarah's Wood
    26 October 2024
  • Graham Calow
    Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
    06 November 2013
    specimen examined
  • Melinda Bell
    Loughborough,Jubilee Wood
    24 October 2024
  • Melinda Bell
    Sence Valley Country Park
    01 December 2022

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Species profile

Common names
Wrinkled Club
Species group:
fungus
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Cantharellales
Family:
Hydnaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
32
First record:
06/11/2013 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
19/12/2025 (hammersley, janine)

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  • JanHam
    Charnwood Lodge Reserve
    19 December 2025
  • Melinda Bell
    Moira,Sarah's Wood
    29 January 2021
    9.5 cm total length
  • Jane Hollingworth
    Quorn Grange Hotel lawn
    10 November 2025