Clavariadelphus truncatus
Donk
Truncate Club Coral Fungus
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
SynonymsClavariadelphus borealisV.L. Wells & Kempton
Other Common NamesNorthern Pestle (EN)
Concept ReferencePhillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Island of Newfoundland | SNR | Yes |
| Nova Scotia | SU | Yes |
| Manitoba | S3 | Yes |
| British Columbia | S5 | Yes |
| Alberta | S3 | Yes |
| Saskatchewan | SU | Yes |
| Quebec | S4 | Yes |
| Yukon Territory | S4 | Yes |
United StatesNNR
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Oregon | S3 | Yes |
Plant Characteristics
DurationEPHEMERAL FRUITING BODY
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (51)
Arkansas (1)
| Area | Forest | Acres |
|---|
| East Fork | Ozark-St. Francis National Forest | 13,037 |
Oregon (13)
| Area | Forest | Acres |
|---|
| Bend Watershed | Deschutes National Forest | 14,829 |
| Echo Mountain | Willamette National Forest | 8,098 |
| Maiden Peak | Willamette National Forest | 9,627 |
| Maiden Peak | Deschutes National Forest | 26,432 |
| Mt. Jefferson | Deschutes National Forest | 2,282 |
| Mt. Thielsen | Winema National Forest | 1,153 |
| Salmon - Huckleberry | Mt. Hood National Forest | 17,570 |
| Sky Lakes A | Winema National Forest | 3,940 |
| W. Boundary | Winema National Forest | 2,345 |
| Waldo - Fuji | Willamette National Forest | 15,273 |
| Waldo - Lake | Willamette National Forest | 2,993 |
| Waldo - Moolack | Willamette National Forest | 1,183 |
| West - South Bachelor | Deschutes National Forest | 25,994 |
References (6)
- 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.
- 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.
- Index Fungorum. Online global fungal nomenclator. Index Fungorum Partnership (CABI, CBS, Landcare Research). www.indexfungorum.org (accessed 2012).
- MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
- Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
- Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.