THE CORAL FUNGI 



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Clavaria coronata. Schzv. 

 The Crowned Clavaria. Edible. 



Pale yellow, then fawn color; divided immediately from the base and very 

 much branched; the branches divergent and compressed or angulate, the final 

 branchlets truncate-obtuse at apex and there encircled with a crown of minute 

 processes. Morgan 



This plant is found on decayed wood. It is repeatedly branched in twos 

 and forms clusters sometimes several inches in height. It resembles in form C. 

 pyxidata, but it is quite a distinct species. In some localities it is found quite 

 frequently. It is plentiful about Chillicothe. Found from July to October. 



Figure 394. Clavaria coronata. 



Clavaria vermicnlaris. Scop. 

 White-Tufted Ceavaria. 



Photo by C. G. Lloyd. 



Small, two to three inches high ; csespitose, fragile, white, club-shaped ; clubs 

 stuffed, simple, cylindrical, subulate. 



Found on lawns, short pastures or in paths in woods. Someone has said they 

 "look like a little bundle of candles." Edible, but too small to gather. June and 

 July. 



