Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Clavariaceae
Species: Clavulinopsis fusiformis (Sowerby) Corner

Synonyms:

Clavaria ceranoides Clavaria fusiformis Clavaria fusiformis var. ceranoides Ramaria ceranoides

Common Name:

Golden Spindles

A grassland indicator species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Carex (4) Poa (2) Poaceae (2)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Acid grassland: semi-improved (5) Woodland (5) Acid grassland: unimproved (4) Grassland: acidic, upland (4) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (4) Acid grassland (2) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (2) Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (2) Grassland and marsh (2) Nardus stricta-Galium saxatile grassland (2) Parkland and scattered trees (2) Built up area, domestic (1) Calcareous grassland (1) Dry heath/acid grassland (1) Heathland: wet dwarf shrub heath, upland (1) Maritime cliff and slope: coastal grassland (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Mire: blanket bog (1) Neutral grassland (1) Scrub (1) Woodland and scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (24) Soil (15) Soil Mossy (4)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) September (13) October (80) November (23)