Clavulinopsis amoena (CLAVARIACEAE) Yellow Club 

Fungi

Grows in leaf litter

Yellow Club Clavulinopsis amoena is a coral fungus which is variable in colour from bright apricot to cadmium yellow and grows up to 5 cm high. It forms slender, cylindrical fruiting bodies that grow on the ground among plant litter. The species was initially described from Indonesia, but has also been reported from Australia and New Zealand and probably found throughout the southern hemisphere in temperate areas.

Likely to be Yellow Club Clavulinopsis amoena  Photo: Diana Ekeroth