CLAVARIA. 81 



CJavaria crocea, Berk., Out!. 280 ; Cke., Hdbk., n. 973 ; Stev., 

 Brit, r., ii. 295. 



On the ground. From ^-| in. high, stem slender, for some 

 distance unbranched, bearing at the apex a variable number 

 (if dichotomously divided branches; a thin, slender, elegant 

 fungus. 



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ff. Colour whitish, grey or violet. 



Clavaria grisea. Pers. 



Ashy-grey, stem stout, fleshy, branches long, irregular, 

 tapering, rugose, branchlets obtuse ; spores pale brown, 

 subglobose, 9 X 7-8 fx. 



Clavaria grisea, Pers., Comm., p. 44 ; Berk., Outl. 281 ; Cke., 

 Hdbk., n. 974; Stev., B. Fung. 295. 



On the ground in woods. From 1^-3 in. high, stem about 

 1 in. long, 4-| in. thick, branches stout; resembling robust 

 forms of G. cinerea, best known by the large, coloured 

 spores. 



Clavaria condensata. Fr. 



Eeddish-tan colour, very densely branched from the base, 

 branches crowded, parallel, even, fastigiate at the apex, where 

 they are yellowish, not changing coloiir when bruised; spores 

 l^ale ochraceous, 9x7//.. 



Clavaria condensata, Fr., Hym. Eur., p. G72 ; Stev., Brit. 

 Fung. ii. p. 295. 



On the ground. Tiunk absent, the densely crowded, 

 straight, subequal branches springing from the base; 3-4 in. 

 high ; mycelium white, fleecy, running amongst leaves, 



ttf . Groiving on wood. 



Clavaria stricta. Pers. 



Pale dull yellow, becoming brownish when bruised ; 

 stem distinct, short, branches numerous, straight, crowded 

 together, tips acute ; spores pale ochraceous, 6-8 X 4—5 /x. 



Clavaria stricta. Berk., Outl. 281, t. 18, f. 5: Cke., Hdbk., 

 n. 970 : Stev., Brit. Fung. 295. 



On trunks in woods. Densely branched, branches crowded, 

 repeatedly forking, tips usually with 2-3 pointed acute 

 branchlets; about 2 in. high. 



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