Fairy Fingers
(Clavaria fragilis)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Fairy Fingers are so fragile that they will break with almost any handling. The fruiting body is a small clump or cluster of cylindrical growths resembling worms or bean sprouts. The growths are very fragile, erect or ascending, often curled, 13 ⁄16″ to 4¾″ long, and ⅛″ to 3 ⁄16″ thick. They are white to translucent white, sometimes flattened or grooved, and usually unbranched, rarely forked at the top. As they age they turn yellow to light brown from the tip down. The spore print is white. |
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Habitat and Hosts |
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Moist woodlands, grassy areas. On soil with decaying leaves and grass stems. |
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Ecology |
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Summer and fall |
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Distribution |
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Common and widespread |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Fungi (fungi) | ||
| Subkingdom | Dikarya | ||
| Division | Basidiomycota (club fungi) | ||
| Subdivision | Agaricomycotina (jelly fungi, yeasts, and mushrooms) | ||
| Class | Agaricomycetes (mushrooms, bracket fungi, puffballs, and allies) | ||
| Subclass | Agaricomycetidae | ||
| Order | Agaricales (common gilled mushrooms and allies) | ||
| Suborder | Clavariineae | ||
| Family | Clavariaceae (antler and spindle fungi) | ||
| Genus | Clavaria | ||
Synonyms |
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| Clavaria vermicularis | |||
Common Names |
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Fairy Fingers White Spindles White Worm Coral Worm-like Coral |
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Glossary
Saprobic
A term often used for saprotrophic fungi. Referring to fungi that obtain their nutrients from decayed organic matter.
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| Fairy Fingers Fungus (Clavaria fragilis) Andree Reno Sanborn |
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| Clavaria fragilis - fungi kingdom Fungi Kingdom |
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Published on Jan 23, 2015 Clavaria fragilis - fungi kingdom |
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| Strange Fungus - White Finger / Fairy Finger Fungus (Clavaria fragilis) Pondguru Outdoors |
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Uploaded on Aug 30, 2011 Some clumps of very nice white finger fungus in a field near my house. There are dozens of types of fungus around my local area but I've never noticed these ones before so I took a quick video of them. |
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| Luciearl 7/12/2022 |
Location: Fairview Twp, Cass County |
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