Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Clavariaceae
Species: Clavaria zollingeri Lév.
Synonyms: Clavaria amethystina
Clavaria lavandula
Clavulina amethystina
Common Name: Violet Coral


NI Biodiversity Action Plan: Northern Ireland Priority Species
Swedish Indicator List: Woodland Indicator Species
A grassland indicator species
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Clavaria zollingeriPhotographer: © Roy Anderson
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Escallonia macrantha (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland (2)
Calcareous grassland (1)
Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (1)
Grassland and marsh (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Woodland: coniferous (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (4)
Soil Grassy (2)
Months recorded in & number of records:
September (5)
October (7)
November (2)