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(2) Cap yellow or tan 



(a) Spores whitish or pale C. ftava 



(b) Spores yellow to brown C. formosa 

 b. On wood 



( 1 ) Cap pale tan. with a reddish tint ; spores whitish C. pyxidata 



(2) Cap pale yellow to brownish; spores yellow to 



brown C. stricta 



2. Cap little or not at all branched, cylindric to club- 

 shaped 



a. Caps usually simple, but in dense tufts or clumps, yel- 



low C. inaeqiialis 



b. Caps simple, single or merely grouped, rarely slightly 



branched 



(1) Cap club-shaped 



(a) Cap 2-8 cm. tall C. ligula 



(b) Cap 8-30 cm. tall C. pistillaris 



(2) Cap cylinder-like, usually tapering upward 



(a) Cap 5-10 cm. tall, on ground C. juncea 



(b) Cap 1-2 cm. tall, usually on wood C. mucida 



Clavaria coralloides Coral Clavaria 



Cap 5-12 cm. tall, white or whitish, stem thick, short, repeatedly branched, 

 branches much forked, somewhat flattened, hollow, broadened, tips crowded, acute ; 

 spores yellowish, pointed, angled or globoid, 8-10 X 6-8^. The name refers to the 

 form. 



Common on the ground in woods, summer and autmnn ; edible, but it should be 

 used only when young. Clavaria cristata is not to be distinguished from this 

 species, by the beginner at least. 



Clavaria flava Yellow Clavaria 



Cap 6-12 cm. tall, pale yellow to dull yellow, stem .stout, short, whitish, branches, 

 many, crowded, rounded, obtuse, the tips toothed, deeper yellow ; spores whitish,, 

 ellipsoid, 8-10 X "!■;"• ihe name refers to the color. 



Common on the ground in woodland and clearings; excellent when young. 



Clavaria formosa Redtip Clavaria 



Cap 5-12 cm. high, yellow or yellowish, stem 3-4 cm. thick, whitish or yellow- 

 ish, branches many, tall, crowded, yellow, the tips pink, red or orange when young ; 

 spores ocher, oblong, rough, 9-12 X 3-5;u. The name refers to the beauty of 

 the plant. 



Forming large tufts on the ground, summer and autumn : excellent when young. 



