Golden Spindles

Clavulinopsis fusiformis (Sowerby) Corner

Also called: Spindle-shaped Fairy Club, Spindle-shaped Yellow Coral

Edibility

Edibility unknown — do not eat

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Photos

Photo: Ben Gruhot. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: SiphonophoreSlinger. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Alina Martin. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Trix Niernberger. CC0. Source (inaturalist)

Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

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Recorded observations of Golden Spindles by month
Month	Records
January	12
February	1
March	1
April	1
May	73
June	79
July	330
August	714
September	427
October	181
November	29
December	11

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

New York 225 records · Foraging rules
North Carolina 187 records · Foraging rules
Virginia 112 records · Foraging rules
Pennsylvania 97 records · Foraging rules
Nova Scotia 78 records · Foraging rules
Vermont 73 records · Foraging rules
Ontario 73 records · Foraging rules
Tennessee 73 records · Foraging rules
Quebec 72 records · Foraging rules
Massachusetts 58 records · Foraging rules
Michigan 53 records · Foraging rules
West Virginia 51 records · Foraging rules
New Hampshire 42 records · Foraging rules
Wisconsin 31 records · Foraging rules
Ohio 25 records · Foraging rules

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Florida24 records
Prince Edward Island24 records
New Brunswick22 records
Maryland22 records
New Jersey21 records
Maine21 records
South Carolina18 records
Connecticut17 records
Minnesota12 records
Georgia12 records
California10 records
Alabama8 records
Rhode Island6 records
Mississippi5 records
British Columbia5 records
Texas4 records
Louisiana4 records
Kentucky4 records
Indiana4 records
Idaho2 records
Manitoba1 records
Oregon1 records
District of Columbia1 records
Colorado1 records
Washington1 records
Missouri1 records

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About

Clavulinopsis fusiformis is a clavarioid fungus in the family Clavariaceae. In the UK, it has been given the recommended English name of golden spindles. In North America it has also been called spindle-shaped yellow coral or golden fairy spindle. It was originally described from England and is part of an unresolved species complex. Clavulinopsis fusiformis forms cylindrical, bright yellow fruit bodies that grow in dense clusters on the ground in agriculturally unimproved grassland or in woodland litter.

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