30 October 2023 Farnham Cemetery, Farnham, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Clavaria vermicularis Common Name White spindles Fruiting Body Upright, spindle shaped, often flattened and grooved lengthwise, about 3 to 12cm high by about 3 to 7mm wide Flesh White, brittle Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Frequent Habitat On soil in low fertility grassland, forming dense clumps Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ovoid, smooth with droplets (5-9) x (3.5-5) µm2 Edibility Edible, not worthwhile Notes This species could be confused with Clavaria acuta, which unlike C. fragilis does not form dense clusters 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 30 October 2023 Farnham Cemetery, Farnham, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
23 November 2021 Farnham, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |