Clavulinopsis sulcata
Overeem 1923
Description:
A bright orange to orange-yellow club fungus recognised by its longitudinally grooved (sulcate) surface, a feature uncommon in the genus. Fruitbodies are unbranched, slender, and often slightly flattened. Known from several temperate regions, including Australasia, but rarely collected.

Fruitbodies: Slender, cylindrical to slightly flattened, unbranched.
Apex: Rounded or bluntly tapered; often paler than the mid‑section.
Colour: Deep orange‑yellow to orange; may fade to yellow‑orange with age.
Surface: Characteristically sulcate, with fine longitudinal grooves visible in fresh material; surface otherwise smooth and matte.
Flesh: Soft, flexible when fresh; brittle when dry.
Base: Narrow, whitish to pale yellow, sometimes slightly thickened.
Size: 30-70 mm tall, 2-4 mm thick
Growth habit: Ether growing gregarious in groups of 2-5 or singly.

Common name: Flame Fungus.
Habitat: Podocarp forest.
Substrate: On soil.
Distribution: New Zealand wide.
Season: Autumn to early winter.
Biostatus: Not recorded.
Edible: No.
Spore print: White.
Macro images:
Clavulinopsis sulcata
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Scale= 10 mm.
 
Clavulinopsis sulcata
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Scale= 10 mm.
 
Clavulinopsis sulcata
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Scale= 8 mm.
 
Clavulinopsis sulcata
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Scale= 6.2 mm.
 
Clavulinopsis sulcata
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Scale= 6 mm.
 
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