Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Clavariaceae
Species: Clavaria fragilis Holmsk.

Synonyms:

Clavaria cylindrica Clavaria fragilis var. flava Clavaria fragilis var. subattenuata Clavaria vermicularis Clavaria vermicularis var. gracilis Clavaria vermicularis var. sphaerospora Clavaria vermiculata Gwerthyd Wen

Common Name:

White Spindles

A grassland indicator species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Prunus (1) Carex (1) Fagus sylvatica (1) Picea abies (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Neutral grassland: semi-improved (8) Acid grassland: unimproved (2) Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (2) Neutral grassland: unimproved (2) Woodland (2) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2) Woodland: coniferous (2) Woodland: mixed (2) Acid grassland (1) Built up area, domestic (1) Built up areas: Public amenity (1) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1) Coastland: grey dunes (1) Grassland and marsh (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Scrub (1) Urban parks, playing and sports fields (1) Woodland and scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (27) Soil (11) Soil Mossy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (6) March (2) August (5) September (15) October (28) November (12) December (2)