Clavariadelphus truncatus

Donk

Truncate Club Coral Fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 51 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.878701
Element CodeNFCLA000B0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderGomphales
FamilyGomphaceae
GenusClavariadelphus
Synonyms
Clavariadelphus borealisV.L. Wells & Kempton
Other Common Names
Northern Pestle (EN)
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
ManitobaS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
QuebecS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationEPHEMERAL FRUITING BODY
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (51)
Alaska (9)
AreaForestAcres
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
KogishTongass National Forest65,216
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
SarkarTongass National Forest51,908
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
Thorne RiverTongass National Forest72,983
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
East ForkOzark-St. Francis National Forest13,037
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cactus Springs BSan Bernardino National Forest3,106
Colorado (3)
AreaForestAcres
HermosaSan Juan NF148,103
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
Storm PeakSan Juan NF57,617
Idaho (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bighorn - WeitasNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest254,845
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
North Lochsa SlopeNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest117,662
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
West Meadow CreekNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest115,949
Montana (3)
AreaForestAcres
Buckhorn Ridge (MT)Kootenai National Forest34,716
Lebeau RA 1507Flathead National Forest5,450
Selway - Bitterroot (01067)Bitterroot National Forest114,953
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
Holy GhostSanta Fe National Forest2,352
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
Oregon (13)
AreaForestAcres
Bend WatershedDeschutes National Forest14,829
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
Mt. ThielsenWinema National Forest1,153
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
Sky Lakes AWinema National Forest3,940
W. BoundaryWinema National Forest2,345
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Waldo - LakeWillamette National Forest2,993
Waldo - MoolackWillamette National Forest1,183
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Rogers RidgeCherokee National Forest4,738
Utah (4)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. AireWasatch-Cache National Forest9,681
Mt. OlympusWasatch-Cache National Forest9,982
Twin PeaksWasatch-Cache National Forest6,157
White PineWasatch-Cache National Forest1,942
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
North Fork PoundJefferson National Forest4,757
Washington (8)
AreaForestAcres
Abercrombie - HooknoseColville National Forest33,862
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
Grassy TopColville National Forest10,302
Liberty BellOkanogan National Forest108,495
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. ZionOlympic National Forest3,544
Nason RidgeWenatchee National Forest19,329
Salmo - Priest BColville National Forest11,869
References (6)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Index Fungorum. Online global fungal nomenclator. Index Fungorum Partnership (CABI, CBS, Landcare Research). www.indexfungorum.org (accessed 2012).
  4. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  5. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
  6. Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.