Clavariadelphus | |
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Clavariadelphus pistillaris | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Gomphales |
Family: | Clavariadelphaceae |
Genus: | Clavariadelphus Donk (1933) |
Type species | |
Clavariadelphus pistillaris (L.) Donk (1933) | |
Species | |
19 species |
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. [1] The name might mean uterus-shaped club, from the Latin clava meaning club and the Greek delphus meaning uterus.