Clavaria CLAVARIACEiE 435 



inflated, fragile, stuffed, rarely bifid, yellow, usually paler than 



1957 and 1958. Spores even. 



Somewhat fasciculate or gregarious. Amongst grass, woods, pastures ; very 

 common. Aug.-Nov. 4§ in. Often confounded with 1957 and 1958. 



1960. C. argillaeea Pers. (from the colour of clay, argilld) a b c. 



CI. usually simple, variable, sometimes short and obese, rarely 

 with short rounded obtuse branchlets, apex rounded, some- 

 times in hammer-form, whitish-yellow to brownish-buff or buff- 

 ivory, rarely sulphur, base yellowish. 



Usually fasciculate. Woods, amongst moss, under firs. Aug.-Nov. 4§ in. 



1961. C. vermieularis Fr. (from a fancied worm-like shape ; ven?iis y 



a worm) a b. 

 CI. stuffed, cylindrical, flexuous, acutely pointed, fragile, white, 



apices at length somewhat yellowish, base often faintly 



brownish. 

 Caespitose. Amongst grass, pastures, roadsides ; very common. May-Oct. 



4? in. 



1962. C. fragilis Holmsk. (from its brittleness ; fragilis, fragile) a b c. 

 CI. soon hollow, obtuse and rounded above, rarely forked, white, 



sometimes ivory, yellowish or pale brownish, white below. 

 Fasciculate. Pastures, roadsides ; common. Aug.-Nov. 3 in. 



1962a. C. Miehelii Rea (after Piero Antonio Micheli) a. 



CI. thin, cylindrical, hollow, apex acute, very fragile, yellow, 



white at the base. 



Fasciculate. On the ground under trees, cherry. Sept. This plant should 

 not have been named Michelii, as Micheli's plant, Nova Plant. Genera, t. 87, 

 figs. 6, 10, is stout, obtuse and white. According to Fries this is C. fragilis. 



1963. C. striata Pers. (from the striate clubs) a. 



CI. elongate, compressed, somewhat tortuoso-flexuous, somewhat 

 longitudinally striate, subfuliginous or pale dull to dark brown. 

 Caespitose. Woods, amongst grass ; rare. Sept. 3! in. 



1964. C. fumosa Pers. (from the smoky colour ; fumus, smoke) a b. 

 CI. even, usually tense and straight, somewhat compressed, 



fistulose, fragile, apices rounded or acute, fuliginous or yellowish 

 dull umber. 

 Fasciculate. Pastures ; uncommon. Aug. -Sept. 4^ in. 



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1965. C. eanalieulata Fr. (from the small longitudinal channels on 



the clubs ; canaliculus, a small channel) a. 

 CI. rarely somewhat branched, slightly tough, hollow, very smooth, 

 at length compressed or split longitudinally, white or shaded 

 faintest salmon. 

 Solitary, sometimes in pairs, rarely in threes. On the ground. 3I in. 



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