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Clavaria argillacea Pers., Comm. fung. clav. (Lipsiae): 74 (1797)

Clavaria argillacea var. pusilla Corner, Trans. Br. mycol. Soc. 50: 33 (1967)

Habitat: On acidic soil on heathland or moorland, often in short turf and considered mycorrhizal with Ericaceae such as Calluna.

Notes: Frequent and widespread, but most often reported from Scotland.

Distribution: E: o, S: c, W: o, NI: c, ROI: !

Vouchers: England: K(M) 60057; Scotland: K(M) 80236; Wales: NMW C97.18.18; ROI: K(M) 80250

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D+I:, in Phillips, R., Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain & Europe: 288 pp. (1981), p. 257
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Heterobasidioid, Aphyllophoroid and Gasteromycetoid Basidiomycetes, (Ed.: Lise Hansen & Henning Knudsen) 3: 444 pp. (1997), p. 249

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