Clavulinopsis
Antler -shaped coral meadow ( Clavulinopsis corniculata )
The meadow lobes ( Clavulinopsis, syn. Donkella and Multiclavula ) are a genus of the order of the chanterelle -like and include species with club- or coral- shaped and often yellow-colored fruiting bodies. They colonize predominantly grassland, as noted by the German common name "Meadow lobes " refers.
The type species of the genus is Clavulinopsis sulcata.
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Features
Macroscopic characteristics
The unbranched or branched fruiting bodies grow individually, in groups or tufted. Most of them show a yellow color, although the color spectrum from white, gray to yellow, ocher to orange, brownish extends. You do not have hymenophore, the spore powder is white to yellowish.
Microscopic characteristics
The monomitische Hyphenstruktur consists of more or less thin-walled and swollen hyphae. The septa usually have buckles, Sekundärsepten missing. Also, there are no cystidia. At the normally 4- sporigen basidia also each 1-6 spores can mature. During Basalschnallen are present in most cases, absent Sekundärsepten. The elliptical, pear-shaped or subglobosen spores are colorless, smooth or rarely spiny ornamentation and often filled with a large oil drops. They show neither the addition of iodine color reaction ( inamyloid ) nor can the spore walls with cotton blue stain ( acyanophil ).
Ecology
The meadow lobes grow predominantly on earth, rarely on humus and small branches. They live saprobiontisch and colonize predominantly grassland ( hence the name ).
Species
Worldwide, the genus includes 60 species in Europe are about 20 species are known or expected.
Spindle-shaped meadow club Clavulinopsis fusiform
Gold Yellow Meadow club Clavulinopsis helvola
Brown meadow club Clavulinopsis umbrinella