400 THELEPHORACE2E Thelephora 



1786a. T. vitellina Plowr. (from the colour, like yolk of egg ; vitellus, 



egg-yellow) a. 



P. flabelliform, expanded upwards ; marg. slightly incurved. 



St. attenuate downwards, but enlarged at base. Hym. rugulose, 



zoneless. 



Gregarious. Dead fir-branches amongst moss, interior of hollow firs. Sept. 

 I X 2 X ^ in. Differs from 1786 in its habit and pale egg-yellow colour ; 

 sometimes pale sulphur with marg. brighter and base of stem luminous 

 yellow. 



1787. T. pallida Pers. (from the pallid colour) a c. Pale yellowish- 



brown. 

 P. infundibuliform, strigoso-squamose, more or less laciniate and 

 toothed. St. short or obsolete. Hym. costate, setulose. 



Coespitose. Woods, pine, beech. Nov. if x 2.\ in. Intermediate forms 

 occur between this and 1 786. 



1788. T. multizonata B. & Br. (from the many-zoned pileus ; umltus, 



many) a b. 



P. infundibuliform, formed from confluent lobes and stems \ 



marg. lobed, crenulate, bright rufous flesh-colour, zoned, 



darker. St. obsolete. Hym. slightly ribbed, smooth, paler 



than P. 



Coespitose. Woods, on the ground ; rare. Oct. 6| X 5 in. Simple fan- 

 shaped forms occur, with the substance split. 



1789. T. undulata Fr. (from the undulate pileus) a c. Pale yellow- 



brownish. 

 P. coriaceo-membranous, depressed, even, somewhat smooth ; 

 marg. entire. St. central, equal or attenuate downwards, 

 villous. Hym. ribbed, somewhat setulose. 



On the ground. Oct. ^ x § in. Often confounded with small forms of 

 1783 and 1784. 



1790. T. earyophyllea Pers. (from a fancied resemblance to a 



carnation, Dianthus Caryophyllus) a c. Deep claret-brown 



or purple-brown. 



P. subcoriaceous, depressed, fibrous-torn. Sf. equal. Hym. 



smooth, somewhat even. Flesh very dark. 



Odour none. On the ground, chiefly about the roots of fir ; rare. Sept.- 

 Nov. 2.\ x f X \ in. 



1791. T. tuberosa Fr. (from the tuberous base) a. Brownish salmon- 



white. 

 P. subcoriaceous, divided to top of stem into compressed branches, 



infundibuliform. St. obscurely furrowed or lacunose, bulbous. 



Hym. smooth. Flesh dark brown with a whitish cortex. 

 Scattered. On the ground ; rare. 3 J X \ X \ in. 



1792. T. anthoeephala Fr. (from a fancied resemblance to a flower ; 



Gr. ant/ws, a flower, kefiliale, the head) a b c. 

 P. coriaceous-soft, pubescent, divided into large and small divisions, 



