THE CORAL FUNGI 



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Clavaria mucida. Pers. 



Mucida means slimy, so named from the soft and watery condition of the 

 plants. 



The plants are quite small, usually simple yet sometimes branched, club- 

 shaped, one-eighth to an inch high, white, sometimes yellowish, frequently pinkish 

 or rose-tinted. 



Figure 398. Clavaria mucida. 



These plants are very small and easily overlooked. It is found on decayed 

 wood. I have found it late in the fall and early in the spring. You can look for 

 it at any time of the year after warm rains or in damp places, on well decayed wood. 

 The specimens in Figure 398 were photographed by Prof. G. D. Smith, Akron, 

 Ohio. 



