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MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS 



Thelephora schweinitzii Coral Thelephora 



Cap 7-10 cm. tall, clusters 12-15 cm. wide, whitish, the stem-like base branched 

 into many small erect flattened divisions, which are much lobed and divided, the 

 hvTiienium and stem reddish. 



On the ground in woodland or grassland. 



Thelephora lacmiata Torn Thelephora 



Caps shelf -like, in clusters 4-5 cm. tall and 6-8 cm. wide, dull rust-brown, 

 more or less fibrous and scaly, the margin fringed , soft-fleshy, more or less im- 

 bricated ; h y m e n i u m roughened ; spores darkish, angled- globose or tuberculate. 

 6-9/x. The name refers to the torn fringed margin. 



Denselv clustered at the base of stems, etc.. or on the wood itself. 



Figure 79. Thelephora lacixiata 



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Closelv related to T h e 1 e p h o r a. and like it widely variable in form and tex- 

 ture. ( !)ur species are shelf-like, resembling the bracket pore fungi, but without the 

 pores. None of the species are edible. The name refers to the hard texture. 



Key to the Species 



Cap rust-brown, more or less downy 

 Cap grayish, shaggy with hairs 



S. versicolor 

 S. hirsittum 



Stereum versicolor Zoned Stereum 



Cap shelf-like. 4-8 cm. wide, dull brown or rust-brown, downy or smooth, 

 markedlv zoned, the zones more or less variable in color, firm, leathery : h y m e n i u m 

 whitish to brown. The name refers to the varying color. 



Everywhere on old stumps and logs. 



