Typhula
| Typhula | |
|---|---|
| Typhula quisquiliaris, as illustrated by James Sowerby | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Typhulaceae |
| Genus: | Typhula (Pers.) Fr. (1818) |
| Type species | |
| Typhula incarnata (proposed) Lasch (1838) | |
| Species | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Cnazonaria Corda | |
Typhula is a genus of clavarioid fungi in the order Agaricales. Species of Typhula are saprotrophic, mostly decomposing leaves, twigs, and herbaceous material. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are club-shaped or narrowly cylindrical and are simple (not branched), often arising from sclerotia. A few species are facultative plant pathogens, causing a number of commercially important crop and turfgrass diseases.