Clavaria

Clavaria
Clavaria fragilis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Clavariaceae
Genus:	Clavaria Vaill. ex L. (1753)
Type species
Clavaria fragilis Holmsk. (1790)
Species
see text
Synonyms[1]
Clavaria P.Micheli (1729) Clavaria sect. Holocoryne Fr. (1838) Holocoryne (Fr.) Bonord. (1851) Stichoclavaria Ulbr. (1928)

Clavaria is a genus of fungi in the family Clavariaceae. Species of Clavaria produce basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are either cylindrical to club-shaped or branched and coral-like. They are often grouped with similar-looking species from other genera, when they are collectively known as the clavarioid fungi. All Clavaria species are terrestrial and most (if not all) are believed to be saprotrophic (decomposing dead plant material). In Europe, they are typical of old, mossy, unimproved grassland. In North America and elsewhere, they are more commonly found in woodlands.