LEATHER FUNGI 



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Clavaria juncea Rush Clavaria 



Cap 5-10 cm. tall, V^j-i cni. widi'. 

 whitish to tail ni" ix'ddish. fragile, Ik-shy, 

 ]u)lU)\v, cNlindric or rush like, acute, some- 

 what hairv and heiil at the base, more or 

 less grouped: spores (dear, globoid, 4- 

 .s/t. The nanu' rel\'rs to the form. 



Clavaria mucida Tiny Clavaria 



Cap 1-2 cm. tall. \-2 mm. wide, 

 white, yellowish or rarelv |iiiikish, smooth, 

 simple, or with a few tooth-like i)raiiches. 

 A\aterv-tleshy, cylindric, acute; spores 

 (dear. (.dlipS(M'd. 5-7 X 3-4/a. 'J"he name re- 

 fers to the habit of growing on decaying 

 wood. 



( )n wood or on the ground: too small 

 to bi' valuable. 



I'll VSALACia.V 



Distinguished from Clavaria by Figure 76. Clavaria jfNCEA 

 an inflated head-like cap, borne on a dis- 

 tinct stem. The name refers to the bubble-like cap. 



Physalacria inflata Bubble Top 



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C a p 4-8 mm. wide, 

 whitish or yellowish, 

 smooth. thin. fleshy- 

 waxy, more or less glo- 

 bose : stem 8-20 mm., 

 slender, white, slightly 

 scaly, solid : spores 

 clear, small, ellipsoid, 4- 

 5 X 2-3 fi. The name 

 refers to the swollen 

 head. 



LEATHER FUNGI 

 THELEPHORACEAE 



Resembling pore 

 fungi and tooth fungi in 

 the variety of forms and 



textures, but distinguished from both by the absence^ of pores or teetb, i. e., the 



