BLACK FUNGI 



I SI 



2-1 cm. l)y 5-7 mm.; stem 3-5 cm. by 3-5 mm.; spores very long and thread- 

 like, rnuilly brrakinti; to pieces. The cellars show as small warts. Not edible. 



XVI.AUIA 

 Xylaria polymorpha 



Plant club-shaped, 

 stalked, club 5-8 cm. by 

 2-3 cm., black without, 

 white within, dotted by 

 the cellars or perithecia; 

 stem 2-5 cm. by 5-10 

 mm., black, rooting; 

 spores brown to dark, 

 ovoid, 20-32 X 5-9/m. The 

 name refers to the many 

 forms. 



Common on stumps 

 or the ground about 

 them; not tested. 



Figure 123. Xylaria polymori'ha 



DALDINIA 



Daldinia concentrica 



Figure 124. Daldinia concentrica 



Plants head-like or hemispheric, 2-5 cm. wide, black, coal-like, with concentric 

 layers on the inside, each layer consisting of perithecia ; spores brownish, ellipsoid, 

 12-15 X 7-10/i. The name refers to the layers. 



Common on dead branches, trunks, etc. ; not edible. 



