Cudoniella clavus

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Cudoniella clavus is a small jelly-like fungus in the Helotiaceae family. It is common and found in many places.

Classification
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Ascomycota
- Class: Leotiomycetes
- Order: Helotiales
- Family: Helotiaceae
- Genus: Cudoniella
- Species: C. clavus

Names
- Binomial: Cudoniella clavus (Alb. & Schwein.) Dennis, 1964
- First described in 1805 as Peziza clavus by Albertini and Schweinitz
- Other historical names include Bulgaria clavus, Ombrophila clavus, and Helotium clavus

What it looks like
- Fruit bodies are jelly-like with a disc-shaped cap 0.4–1.2 cm across and a thin stalk
- Color is usually cream, sometimes with ochre or violet tints

Where it grows
- On rotting plant material such as twigs, stems, leaves, and cones that are underwater or submerged

Is it edible?
- No, it is inedible.