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Bell Museum fungi
Catalog (Accession) #: 966560
Occurrence ID (GUID): 17f3b995-c21e-411e-84f9-e50e656e4056
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1301534
Taxon: Clavaria fragilis Holmsk.
Family: Clavariaceae
Determiner: T. Howard (9/15/2021)
Collector: Howard, T.   THow33   
Date: 2021-09-15
Verbatim Date: 15-Sep-2021
Locality: United States, Minnesota, Washington, Maple Island, Big Marine Llake
45.2  -92.86
Elevation: 292 meters (958ft)
Habitat: Mixed coniferous/deciduous forest;
Substrate: gregarious; carbonicolous, (ash in fire ring);
Associated Species: Pinus, Quercus
Description: Growing on leftover coals in a campfire ring. Unbranched white corals 5-18 mm in length, tightly clustered on wood coal within a campfire ring. Older corals developing browning at the apex, apex on some turning brown with age. Fruit bodies not particularly fragile.
Notes: Not certain this is C. fragilis due to the small size, unusual substrate, pointed apex, and sturdiness of the sporocarp.
Dynamic Properties: BASIDIOMYCOTA
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Rights Holder: Bell Museum, University of Minnesota
Access Rights: Users are required to adhere to Bell Museum collections policy. Questions may be directed to the curator in charge.
Record Id: 17f3b995-c21e-411e-84f9-e50e656e4056
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: collections manager Timothy Whitfeld (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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