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Clavaria atrofusca compared with Clavaria krieglsteineri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank
Kingdom same	Fungi (균계)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order same	Agaricales (주름버섯목)	Agaricales (주름버섯목)
Family same	Clavariaceae	Clavariaceae
Genus same	Clavaria	Clavaria
Species	Clavaria atrofusca	Clavaria krieglsteineri

Evolutionary Relationship

and share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Clavaria.

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

Clavaria atrofusca는 Clavariaceae과에 속하는 곤봉 버섯으로 데이터부족(DD) 종으로 평가됩니다. 초지 또는 삼림 서식지에서 어두운 색의 단순하거나 드물게 가지치는 자실체를 생성합니다. 수집 데이터가 충분하지 않아 신뢰할 만한 보전 평가가 어렵습니다.

Clavaria krieglsteineri is a rare club fungus in the family Clavariaceae, described from central European specimens and named in honor of mycologist G.J. Krieglsteiner. Like other members of the genus Clavaria, it produces simple, slender, unbranched to sparingly forked fruiting bodies, typically pale in coloration, emerging from soil in grassland or lightly wooded habitats. The morphology of Clavaria species can be difficult to distinguish without microscopic examination of spore size, shape, and basidia characters, and molecular phylogenetics has significantly reorganized the genus in recent decades. Clavaria krieglsteineri inhabits unimproved grasslands and semi-natural meadows in central Europe, ecosystems that have declined steeply under agricultural pressure. These grassland coral fungi are sensitive indicators of long-undisturbed soils and are frequently used in national biodiversity assessments as markers of ecologically valuable meadowland. The species is saprotrophic, recycling nutrients from decaying organic matter in shallow soils. Fruiting typically occurs in late summer through autumn, contingent on adequate soil moisture. As with many specialist grassland fungi, Clavaria krieglsteineri faces threats from fertilizer application, ploughing, and the conversion of ancient meadows to arable land or improved pasture. The species is listed on regional red lists in parts of central Europe and is considered rare in the localities where it has been documented.