''Clavulinopsis laeticolor'' is a

coral mushroom The clavarioid fungi are a group of fungi in the ''Basidiomycota'' typically having erect, simple or branched basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are formed on the ground, on decaying vegetation, or on dead wood. They are colloquially called club fun ...

in the family Clavariaceae. It has

fruit bodies The sporocarp (also known as fruiting body, fruit body or fruitbody) of fungi is a multicellular structure on which spore-producing structures, such as basidia or asci, are borne. The fruitbody is part of the sexual phase of a fungal life cyc ...

with slender, bright orange to yellow arms up to tall and 3 mm wide. It fruits singly or in loose groups on the ground, often among

moss Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and hor ...

es. A widely distributed species, it is found in Asia, Europe, North America, and New Zealand. Similar species include ''

Clavulinopsis fusiformis ''Clavulinopsis fusiformis'', commonly known as golden spindles, spindle-shaped yellow coral, or spindle-shaped fairy club, is a species of coral fungus in the family Clavariaceae. Taxonomy The species was first described as ''Clavaria fusifo ...

'', '' C. helvola'', ''

Alloclavaria purpurea ''Alloclavaria purpurea'' is a coral fungus commonly known as the purple coral, or the purple fairy club. Formerly known as ''Clavaria purpurea'', it has been moved to its own genus as a result of phylogenetic analysis. Description The fruiting ...

'', ''

Calocera cornea ''Calocera cornea'' is a jelly fungus that grows on decaying wood. It is a member of the Dacrymycetales, an order of fungi characterized by their unique "tuning fork" basidia. Its yellow, finger-like, tapering basidiocarps are somewhat gelatin ...

'', ''

Clavaria fragilis ''Clavaria fragilis'', commonly known as fairy fingers, white worm coral, or white spindles, is a species of fungus in the family Clavariaceae. It is synonymous with ''Clavaria vermicularis''. The fungus is the type species of the genus ''Clav ...

'', and ''Macrotyphula juncea''. Some cannot be distinguished without observation of microscopic features.

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* Clavariaceae Fungi described in 1868 Fungi of Asia Fungi of Europe Fungi of New Zealand Fungi of North America Taxa named by Miles Joseph Berkeley {{Agaricales-stub