''Multiclavula vernalis'' or the orange club-mushroom lichen is a species of

clavarioid fungus The clavarioid fungi are a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota typically having erect, simple or branched basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are formed on the ground, on decaying vegetation, or on dead wood. They are colloquially called club fungi a ...

in the

Clavulinaceae The Clavulinaceae are a family (biology), family of fungi in the order (biology), order Cantharellales. The family is not well defined, but currently comprises species of clavarioid fungi, clavarioid (club and coral) fungi as well as some cortici ...

(club-mushroom lichen) family. It was originally named as a species of '' Clavaria'' in 1822 by

Lewis David de Schweinitz Lewis David de Schweinitz (13 February 1780 – 8 February 1834) was a German-American botanist and mycologist from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Considered the "Father of North American Mycology," he also made significant contributions to botany. ...

. Ronald H. Petersen transferred it to ''

Multiclavula ''Multiclavula'' is a genus of basidiolichens in the family Hydnaceae. The widespread genus contains 14 species.Reschke, K., Lotz-Winter, H., Fischer, C.W., Hofmann, T.A., Piepenbring, M., 2021. New and interesting species of Agaricomycetes from ...

'' in 1967.

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* Clavulinaceae Fungi described in 1822 Fungi of Europe Fungi of North America Taxa named by Ron Petersen Taxa named by Lewis David de Schweinitz Basidiolichens Fungus species {{Agaricomycetes-stub