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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: Violet or purple, Grey to beige |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Cup shaped |
| stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent |
| flesh: Flesh fibrous usually pliable (like grass) |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows on wood |
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Cudoniella clavus (A. & S. ex Fr.) Dennis. Cap up to lcm across, concave at first, becoming strongly convex with a reflexed margin; whitish to grayish or ochraceous buff, usually flushed with violaceous tints. Stem short; white, but often brown or black at base; smooth. Asci up to 115 x 10µ, cylindrical clavate; varying greatly in length; 8-spored. Spores oblong-fusiform, often narrower at one end, 10-17 x 3-5µ. Habitat on wet, rotting twigs and leaves, in ditches and swamps, also on dead stems. Found in the Pacific Northwest and in Europe. Season August-October. Not edible. |
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