Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Clavariaceae
Species: Clavaria falcata Pers.

Synonyms:

Clavaria acuta Clavaria asterospora Clavulinopsis asterospora Pastwn Pigfain

Common Name:

Pointed Club

A grassland indicator species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Poaceae (6) Carex (4) Corylus avellana (4) Fagus sylvatica (2) Quercus (2) Bryophyta (2) Bryopsida (2) Musci (1) Pinus (1) Quercus petraea (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Calcareous grassland: unimproved (10) Woodland (8) Acid grassland: semi-improved (5) Woodland and scrub (5) Calcareous grassland (4) Grassland and marsh (4) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4) Acid grassland (3) Churchyards and cemeteries (2) Marsh/marshy grassland (2) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2) Acid grassland: unimproved (1) Artifical rock exposure and waste: quarry (1) Bog (1) Bog: raised (1) Built up area, domestic (1) Neutral grassland: unimproved (1) Park lawns (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Woodland: coniferous (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (35) Soil Grassy (14) Soil Mossy (6) Log (1) Moss (1) Soil Leaves (1) Wood (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: August (6) September (10) October (70) November (67) December (1)