Typhula juncea    (Alb. & Schwein.:Fr.) P. Karst. 

common name(s) : Slender Club 

New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Typhulaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Typhulaceae  

synonyms: Macrotyphula juncea, Clavariadelphus junceus, Clavaria juncea, Macrotyphula filiformis 
(unconfirmed synonyms: Typhula filiformis, Clavaria filiformis, Clavaria hirta, Clavariadelphus hirtus, Typhula oleae, Typhula ramentacea, Clavaria tortilis, Clavaria virgultorum)  

edibility : inedible

photo gallery of Typhula juncea
photo gallery of Typhula juncea potential confusions with Typhula juncea toxicity of Typhula juncea genus Typhula  

The fruiting body is cylindrical to sharpening towards tip, very thin, yellowish to ochre-brown.

the odour is sour.

The fertile surface is smooth.

It grows on wood, on dead leaves, on alder, beech, birch, oak.

The fruiting period takes place from October to December.
Dimensions: width of fruiting body approximately 0.2 cm (between 0.05 and 0.2 cm)
  total height approximately 7 cm (between 3 and 15 cm)

Distinctive features : sorry, no English description yet

Typhula juncea is quite rare and localised in the forest of Rambouillet, and is infrequent, more generally speaking .
here should be the distribution map of Typhula juncea in the forest of Rambouillet
Above : distribution map of Typhula juncea in the forest of Rambouillet



page updated on 14/01/18