club fungus

English

Clavaria zollingeri

Noun

club fungus (plural club fungi)

1. (mycology) Any member of certain species of Basidiomycota characterized by branched, club-shaped sporophores (basidia).

Synonyms

• clavarioid fungus, coral fungus

See also

• basidiomycete

Further reading

• Clavarioid fungi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “club fungus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• The Tree of Life Web Project
• Fungi-Basidiomycota, Club Fungi