232 The North American Cup-Fungi 



Ellis distributed specimens under these names (N. Am. Fungi 

 3QZ as Ombrophila violacea Fr. and 393 as Ombrophila purpuras- 

 cens Fr.) He indicates that the two were collected together and 

 so far as the writer can see they are identical. Whether these 

 are identical with either of the forms listed by Fries is a question. 

 Ellis and Everhart distributed this again (Fungi Columb. 22) 

 as Ombrophila purpurascens Fr. One specimen in the Ellis 

 collection is labeled Ombrophila purpurascens Fr. (stipitate var.). 

 This is certainly Ombrophila Clavus and indicates that Ellis 

 regarded the two as having a varietal relationship. 



Dr. B. Kanouse lists for Michigan one collection of Ombrophila 

 violacea (Hedw.) Fr. The small specimen examined seems to be 

 entirely sessile although Octospora violacea Hedw. is illustrated 

 (Hedw. Descr. 2: pi. 8,f. a.) as being at first cylindric, expanding 

 above and at maturity with a stout stem, closely resembling 

 Tulasne's (Fung. Carp. 3: pi. 17, f. 1-8) figures of Coryne sar- 

 coides. There is nothing to indicate that Ombrophila violacea 

 Fries was based on Octospora violacea Hedw., although some have 

 so regarded it. So it will be seen that there is much confusion 

 over the identity of these forms. 



Phillips (Brit. Discom. 325) states referring to Ombrophila 

 Clavus: "A most variable species both in size and shape, the 

 stem at one time absent, at another elongated to twice the diam- 

 eter of the disc; sometimes very thick, at other times slender." 

 The variability of this species doubtless is responsible for the 

 confusion which has arisen concerning it. 



Doubtful and Excluded Species 



Ombrophila albofusca Ellis, Bull. Torre^' Club 9: 73. 1882. The type of 

 this species has been examined but no apothecia could be found. 



Ombrophila aurata (Berk. & Rav.) Phill. Grevillea 19: 74. 1891; Peziza 

 aurata Berk. & Rav. in Rav. Fung. Car. 3: 37. 1855. No specimen of this 

 species is available but the description suggests Chlorociboria. 



Ombrophila flavens Feltg. Vorst. Pilz-Fl. Luxenb. V: 76. 1903. This 

 species has been reported on wood of Salix from Washington b}' Dr. B. 

 Kanouse. No material seen. Description suggests a Helotium. 



Ombrophila hirtella Rehm, Ann. Myc. 6: 314. 1908. No material has 

 been seen but from the description it would appear to be a Lachnella. It was 

 described from material sent from Glenco, Illinois by E. T. and S. A. Harper. 



Ombrophila lilacina (Wulf.) Karst. Myc. Fenn. 1 : 90. 1871; Elvela 

 lilacea Wulf. in Jacq. Coll. Bot. 1: 347. 1786; Peziza lilacina Fries, Syst. Myc. 

 2: 140. 1822. This species has been reported from Dominica by A. L. 

 Smith, Jour. Linn. Soc. 35: 15. 1901. We have no other knowledge of the 

 species. 



