Fairy Fingers (Clavaria fragilis)
Growing in moist soil (pushing up from leaf litter) at a forested edge of an overgrown backyard habitat (transition from grass to more leaf-litter). Most specimens were unbranched (the occasional had one branch) and clustered.
*Note: There is also a tiny mushroom photobomber in some of the shots.
''Clavaria fragilis'', commonly known as fairy fingers, white worm coral, or white spindles, is a species of fungus in the family Clavariaceae. It is synonymous with ''Clavaria vermicularis''. The fungus is the type species of the genus ''Clavaria'' and is a typical member of the clavarioid or club fungi. It produces tubular, unbranched, white basidiocarps that typically grow in clusters. The fruit bodies can reach dimensions of 15 cm tall by 0.5 cm thick. ''Clavaria fragilis'' is a saprobic species,.. more
