402 THELEPHORACE/E Thekphora 



black, white-pruinose. St. attenuate downwards, deformed 

 sooty-black. 

 Caespitose. Dead logs. 3 x 2^ x \ in. 



1798. T. biennis Fr. (from its period of growth, two years, biennis) 



a b c. 

 Coriaceous-soft, broadly incrusting, cinerous-fuscous. P. nar- 

 rowly reflexed, tomentose, pale claret-brown ; marg. fringed. 

 Hym. in part resupinate, smooth, very slightly bristly, more or 

 less plicate, the resupinate parts white-edged. 



Subimbricate. Stumps, fir, on the ground amongst wood, leaves and stones ; 

 common. Aug. -Nov. Resupinate hymenium 4.5 in. Pilei 1 in. 



1799. T. mollissima Pers. (from its very soft substance ; mollis, soft) 



a b c. 



P. subtomentose, white to pale or dark claret-brown with a broad 



white tomentose marg. Hym. smooth, even, claret-brown or 



pale snuff-colour. Flesh claret-brown, clouded and streaked 



darker to almost black. 



Subimbricate. On the ground, or on twigs, leaves, etc., oak, beech ; frequent. 

 Sept. -Oct. 5§ in. Very variable, wholly effused, palmate or like a soft 

 stemless imbricate Polyporns ; sometimes forming a thin faint brown-ochre 

 membrane with a paler margin. Short stems are sometimes developed. 



1800. T. eristata Fr. (from the short, fringe-like crest ; crista, a. 



crest) a b c. Pallid or ivory-colour. 



Incrusting, slightly tough, becoming branched, the apices crested 



or fringed. Hym. papillose. 



On the ground in woods or amongst or on moss, dead leaves and grass ; 

 frequent. Oct. 5 in. 



1801. T. fastidiosa Fr. (from the disgusting odour ; fastidiosus, dis- 



gusting) a b c. White. 

 Effused, incrusting, confluent, soft, irregular in shape, shortly 

 branched and toothed. Hym. papillose, white or biscuit. 



On the ground, involving twigs, rootlets, branches, leaves, etc., sloe, ivy, 

 beech, beech-mast, oak, acorns, moss. Sept.-Nov. Group 5^ in. Odour 

 the same as 1 794. 



1802. T. sebaeea Pers. (from its tallow-like appearance and con- 



sistency ; seba, tallow) a b c. White or pale yellowish-white. 

 Effused, fleshy-waxy, becoming hard, incrusting, irregular in 

 shape like melting and running tallow; marg. determinate. 

 Hy?n. collapsing, flocculoso-pruinose. 



Involving twigs, grass, moss, leaves, cones, clover, ivy, Hydnum auris- 

 calpium, etc. Jan. -Oct. 5 in. 



1803. T. erustaeea Schum. (from its forming a crust) a b c. Fuscous- 



brown. 

 Broadly effused, somewhat fleshy, undulate and tubercular ; marg. 

 white-floccose. Hym. papillose, somewhat bristly. 



On the ground, involving grass, leaves, etc., and on rotten sawdust, which it 

 resembles in colour. Feb. -Nov. 3^ in. 



