164 Wild Flowers East of the Rockies 



CLAVARIA flava (Schaeff.) from the Latin, 

 yellow. "Coral Mushroom. " 



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No Cap but a large mass, 2 to 6 inches across 

 and 2 to i inches high, composed of even, round 

 branches developed from the main trunk or stem. 

 These branches are very fragile, the tops toothed, 

 erect, pale yellow on the tips fading in the lower 

 part of the branches. 



Flesh. — White. 



Spores. — Developed on the upper part of the up- 

 right branches ; oblong, yellow-white. 



Stem. — Short, thick, colored like branches. 



Odor. — Nutty. 



Taste. — Xutty. 



Habitat. — Open woods July to frost in Kirge 

 clusters, very common in New England; found also 

 in Central United States. ' 



Edible. — One of the most delicate favored of 

 mushrooms and because of the ease with which all 

 "coral mushrooms" may be identified one of the 

 most valuable to the amateur. 



CLAVARIA Cinerea (Bull.) from the Latin 

 cinis, ashes. 



Clusters 1 to 3 inches across, branches very num- 

 erous, irregular, flattened, sub-divided at top into 



