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Clavaria Pistillaris

Clavaria pistillaris

Pistil Clavaria; Large Club

Of the club-shaped clavarias, the pistil clavaria is the largest. It is of a light yellow tinged with brown or red, and with soft white flesh. In shape it resembles an Indian club, being blunt and rounded at the summit, with a diameter of an inch or less, and a height of five inches or less. It is found during the summer in grassy open places or in thin woods.