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

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Common Name:

Smoky Spindles

Swedish Indicator List: Woodland Indicator Species

A grassland indicator species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Corylus avellana (2) Fagus sylvatica (2) Carex (1) Salix (1) Poa (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Neutral grassland: semi-improved (7) Grassland and marsh (3) Woodland (3) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3) Calcareous grassland (2) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (2) Neutral grassland (2) Neutral grassland: unimproved (2) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2) Built up area, domestic (1) Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (1) Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Sand-dune: dune heath (1) Small parks and city squares (1) Woodland: coniferous (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (23) Soil (18) Soil Leaves (4) Soil Mossy (3)

Months recorded in & number of records: July (1) August (2) September (10) October (54) November (30) December (1)