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MUSHROOMS, EDIBLE AND OTHERWISE 



Clavaria fusiformis. Sow. 

 Spindle-Shaped Clavaria. Edible. 



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Figure 397. Clavaria fusiformis. Natural size. 



Fusiformis is from fusus, a 

 spindle, and forma, a form. 



The plant is yellow, smooth, 

 rather firm, soon hollow, 

 csespitose; nearly erect, rather 

 brittle, attenuated at each 

 end ; clubs somewhat spindle- 

 shaped, simple, toothed, the 

 apex somewhat darker; even, 

 slightly firm, usually with 

 several united at the base. 



The spores are pale yellow, 

 globose, 4-5/*. 



They are found in woods 

 and pastures. The plants in 

 the figure were in the woods 

 beside an untraveled road, on 

 Ralston's Run. 



They strongly resemble C. 

 insequalis. When found in 

 sufficient quantities they are 

 very tender and have an ex- 

 cellent flavor. 



Clavaria incequalis. Mull. 

 The Unequal Clavaria. Edible. 



Insequalis means unequal. 



Somewhat tufted, quite fragile, from one to three inches high, often com- 

 pressed, angular, often forked, ventricose ; yellow, occasionally whitish, sometimes 

 variously cut at the tip. The spores are colorless, elliptical, 9-10x5^. 



One can readily distinguish it from. C. fusiformis by the tips, these not being 

 sharp pointed. It is found in clusters in woods and pastures from August to 

 October. As delicious as C. fusiformis. 



