Clavariadelphus occidentalis
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Substrate: Conifers
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
Identification Notes:
Clavariadelphus pistillaris has fruitbodies that are smooth to be wrikled, and as the name implied, broadly club-shaped. The surface is yellowish to ocher when young, becoming brown to red-brown or purplish brown with age, staining dark purple when bruised. The stem is indistinct, but whitish at the base.
Sources: Roberts, Peter and Evans, Shelley. The Book of Fungi. Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 2011.
Accepted Name:
Clavariadelphus occidentalis Methven
Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Clavariadelphus occidentalis in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
CalPhotos: Clavariadelphus occidentalis photos
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