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(Clavaria zollingeri) Lév.

©Per Fadnes

Clavaria zollingeri grows in dense clusters which are up to 5 cm wide. The fruit bodies have a beautiful purple color and are most often dichotomically branched in the tip. They are often 5-6 cm high and 0.5 -2 cm in cross section.

Ecology/indicator-value:
Clavaria zollingeri often grows in rich unfertilized pastures, but is also found in forests. It often occurs together with many other rare and red-listed fungi. It is not to be seen every year, and it may take several years between each time it appears on the same location. C. zollingeri has high indicator-value.

Fructification in Norway: From end of June to medio October, mainly in September.

Redlistcategory: VU – vulnerable

Global redlist: VU - vulnerable

Other Nordic countries:

Sweden	Denmark	Finland
VU - vulnerable	EN – endangered	Not listed

Distributionmap

References:

Knudsen, H. & Shiryaev, AG. Kautmanova, I. 2012. Clavaria. I Knudsen,

          H. & Vesterholt, J. (red) Funga Nordica. Agaricoid, boletoid, clavarioid,

cyphelloid and gastroid genera. Nordsvamp – Copenhagen. s. 244

Global redlist, Mushrooms 2019: https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=mushrooms&searchType=species