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| Species of the Month - November 2014 Golden Spindles Clavulinopsis fusiformis
Golden
Spindles is an indicator species for unimproved grassland of the
kind where waxcaps are the dominant fungi. It disappears if
the ground is fertilised. It feeds on decaying organic
matter in the soil, and is indifferent as to whether the soil is acid or
alkaline.
These Golden Spindles
found and photographed by Sallie on our recent
Waxcap Wander are remarkable for
their bright red tips.
There are similar non-yellow species but these can be ignored if your find is a healthy yellow colour like those shown on this page. Yellow fungi that could be confused with Golden Spindles by the unwary are shown below; they do not resemble it very closely.
NOT Golden Spindles. The first is Yellow Club (Clavulinopsis helvola). It has the stem rounded in cross-section rather than flattened. The tips are rounded in profile rather than pointed. Three are growing together here but are not in a dense tuft. Often singletons are found. There are several similar species. The second is Meadow Coral (Clavulinopsis corniculata) which is even shorter and is branched or has knobbly outgrowths. ===== Please send in your Golden
Spindles sightings
using the form below, or email sightings@lnhg.org.uk
with the details if you prefer. If you are not sure of the
identity of your fungus, please send a photo to sightings@lnhg.org.uk,
or put one on the
LORN forum and let me know it is there. By filling in this form you agree that the information contained in this form may be collated and disseminated manually or electronically for environmental decision-making, education, research and other public benefit uses in accordance with the LNHG data access policy. Your email address will not form part of the record and will not be passed on to anyone.
Carl Farmer
5 Nov: Found by Liz near Port Ramsay
12 Nov: Seen on LNHG visit to Achinduin, Lismore
18 Nov: Seen by Cynthia in Glencoe
Oct 2014 - Crimson Waxcap
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