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Purple Fairy Club

Alloclavaria purpurea

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49.0999, -120.806

Field Notes

Description:

Single or in groups, these clublike fungus grow straight out of the ground, sometimes in masses as in photo#3. Purple when fresh, they go lighter or browner as they age.

Habitat:

Found beside the gravel lane in the campground for the whole week I was there. Lightning Lake, Manning Park, BC. North Cascades Mountain Range.

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Alloclavaria purpurea

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Comments (1)
KathleenMcEachern
Very cool! I just noticed that this is only the 4th spotting of this species on PN! I think it goes unnoticed most of the time!

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Mushroom Mapping
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The Pacific Northwest Bioregion
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Fruiting Bodies of the World
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Fungus in America
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Flora and Fauna of Manning Park, BC

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PublishedJuly 22, 2016

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