Common Club Coral Fungus

Clavariadelphus pistillaris

''Clavariadelphus pistillaris'' is a rare species of mushroom of the family Gomphaceae native to Europe and North America. It grows during summer and autumn almost exclusively in beech forest on calcareous soil on litter and woodchips.
Clavariadelphus pistillaris (is it?) Clavariadelphus pistillaris,Fall,Geotagged,Switzerland

Appearance

The mat and wrinkled fruiting body has the shape of a club with a rounded top. Its length varies between 10 cm and 30 cm and its width between 1 cm and 5 cm.

The skin is red brown to ocher red, sometimes cinnamon brown with a lilac tint, turning brown when damaged. The spongy flesh is white. The spore print is pale yellow. It has a weak, but pleasant scent.

Through its appearance it could be mistaken for ''Clavariadelphus truncatus'', a species found in coniferous mountainous forests.

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderGomphales
FamilyClavariadelphaceae
GenusClavariadelphus
SpeciesC. pistillaris
Photographed in
Switzerland