''Clavariadelphus'' is a

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in the family

Clavariadelphaceae The Clavariadelphaceae are a family of fungi belonging in what is classically known as the Gomphales order, or cladistically as the gomphoid-phalloid clade. First described by British botanist E.J.H. Corner in 1970, the family has 2 genera and 26 ...

. The genus has a widespread distribution in

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areas, and contains an estimated 19 species. The name might mean ''uterus-shaped club'', from the

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''clava'' meaning ''club'' and the

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''delphus'' meaning ''uterus''.

Species

*'' Clavariadelphus americanus'' (Corner) Methven (1989) *''

Clavariadelphus caespitosus ''Clavariadelphus'' is a genus of club fungi in the family Clavariadelphaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in temperate areas, and contains an estimated 19 species. The name might mean ''uterus-shaped club'', from the Latin ''clava'' ...

'' Methven (1989) *''

Clavariadelphus cokeri ''Clavariadelphus'' is a genus of club fungi in the family Clavariadelphaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in temperate areas, and contains an estimated 19 species. The name might mean ''uterus-shaped club'', from the Latin ''clava' ...

'' V.L.Wells & Kempton (1968) *'' Clavariadelphus fasciculatus'' Methven & Guzmán (1989) *'' Clavariadelphus flavidus'' Methven (1989) *''

Clavariadelphus flavoimmaturus ''Clavariadelphus'' is a genus of club fungi in the family Clavariadelphaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in temperate areas, and contains an estimated 19 species. The name might mean ''uterus-shaped club'', from the Latin ''clava'' ...

'' R.H.Petersen (1974) *'' Clavariadelphus helveticus'' Rahm & Schild (1974) *'' Clavariadelphus himalayensis'' Methven (1989) *''

Clavariadelphus lignicola ''Clavariadelphus'' is a genus of club fungi in the family Clavariadelphaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in temperate areas, and contains an estimated 19 species. The name might mean ''uterus-shaped club'', from the Latin ''clava'' ...

'' R.H.Petersen (1974) *''

Clavariadelphus ligula ''Clavariadelphus ligula'', commonly known as the strap coral, is a species of fungi in the family ''Gomphaceae''. It produces club-shaped fruit bodies with spongy flesh that grow in groups on the forest floor. It is found in Asia, Europe, and No ...

'' (Schaeff.) Donk (1933) *''

Clavariadelphus mirus ''Clavariadelphus'' is a genus of club fungi in the family Clavariadelphaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in temperate areas, and contains an estimated 19 species. The name might mean ''uterus-shaped club'', from the Latin ''clava'' ...

'' (Pat.) Corner (1950) *''

Clavariadelphus mucronatus ''Clavariadelphus'' is a genus of club fungi in the family Clavariadelphaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in temperate areas, and contains an estimated 19 species. The name might mean ''uterus-shaped club'', from the Latin ''clava'' ...

'' V.L.Wells & Kempton (1968) *''

Clavariadelphus occidentalis ''Clavariadelphus'' is a genus of club fungi in the family Clavariadelphaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in temperate areas, and contains an estimated 19 species. The name might mean ''uterus-shaped club'', from the Latin ''clava'' ...

'' Methven (1989) *''

Clavariadelphus pakistanicus ''Clavariadelphus'' is a genus of club fungi in the family Clavariadelphaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in temperate areas, and contains an estimated 19 species. The name might mean ''uterus-shaped club'', from the Latin ''clava'' ...

'' Hanif & Khalid (2014) *''

Clavariadelphus pallidoincarnatus ''Clavariadelphus'' is a genus of club fungi in the family Clavariadelphaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in temperate areas, and contains an estimated 19 species. The name might mean ''uterus-shaped club'', from the Latin ''clava'' ...

'' Methven (1989) *''

Clavariadelphus pistillaris ''Clavariadelphus pistillaris'' is a rare species of mushroom of the family Gomphaceae native to Europe and North America. It grows during summer and autumn almost exclusively in beech forest on calcareous soil on litter and woodchips. The mat a ...

'' (L.) Donk (1933) *''

Clavariadelphus sachalinensis ''Clavariadelphus'' is a genus of club fungi in the family Clavariadelphaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in temperate areas, and contains an estimated 19 species. The name might mean ''uterus-shaped club'', from the Latin ''clava'' ...

'' (S.Imai) Corner (1950) *''

Clavariadelphus subfastigiatus ''Clavariadelphus'' is a genus of club fungi in the family Clavariadelphaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in temperate areas, and contains an estimated 19 species. The name might mean ''uterus-shaped club'', from the Latin ''clava'' ...

'' V.L.Wells & Kempton (1968) *''

Clavariadelphus truncatus ''Clavariadelphus truncatus'' is a species of mushroom. The common name of the species is truncated club or club coral. It is a member of the basidiomycete fungi family Gomphaceae. Description The species has a yellow-orange fruiting body in the ...

'' Donk (1933) *'' Clavariadelphus unicolor'' (Berk. & Ravenel) Corner (1950) *''

Clavariadelphus xanthocephalus ''Clavariadelphus'' is a genus of club fungi in the family Clavariadelphaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in temperate areas, and contains an estimated 19 species. The name might mean ''uterus-shaped club'', from the Latin ''clava'' ...

'' Rahm & Schild (1977) *'' Clavariadelphus yunnanensis'' Methven (1989)

References

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* Gomphales Agaricomycetes genera Taxa named by Marinus Anton Donk Taxa described in 1933 {{Gomphales-stub