Clavariadelphus

Clavariadelphus
Clavariadelphus pistillaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Gomphales
Family: Clavariadelphaceae
Genus: Clavariadelphus
Donk
Type species
Clavariadelphus pistillaris
(L.) Donk
Species
19 species

Clavariadelphus is a genus of fungi in the Clavariadelphaceae family. The genus has a widespread distribution in temperate areas, and contains 19 species.[1]

The name might mean uterus-shaped club, from the Latin clava meaning club and the Greek delphus meaning uterus.

Species

References

  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

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