| Species name | Clavulinopsis fusiformis |
| Common name | Golden spindle |
| Fruit body | 4-12cm, golden-yellow, unbranched, spindle-shaped, flattened, often grooved, wavy or twisted, tips usually pointed |
| Stem | Absent (the spindles fuse at the base under ground) |
| Growth form | Tufted |
| Spore print | White |
| Spore features | Subspherical, smooth, prominent apiculus |
| Habitat | Unimproved acidic grasslands, heathlands |
| Season | Autumn |
| Distribution | Wiedespread, common |
| Identifying feature | Flattened fruit body with longitudinal grooves |
| Similar species | C.helvola is similar but has warty spores and is smaller in stature |
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Irish Grassland Fungi 