CLAVABIA. 81 



Clavaria crocea, Berk., Out!. 280 ; Cke., Hdbk., n. 973 ; Stev., 

 Brit. F., ii. 295. 



On the ground. From | f in. high, stem slender, for some 

 distance unbranched, bearing at the apex a variable number 

 of dichotomously divided branches ; a thin, slender, elegant 

 fungus. 



|f. Colour whitish, grey or violet. 



Clavaria grisea. Pers. 



Ashy-grey, stem stout, fleshy, branches long, irregular, 

 tapering, rugose, branchlets obtuse; spores pale brown, 

 subglobose, 9 X 7-8 p.. 



Clavaria grisea, Pers., Comm., p. 44 ; Berk., Outl. 281 ; Cke., 

 Hdbk., n. 974 ; Stev., B. Fung. 295. 



On the ground in woods. From 1^-3 in. high, stem about 

 1 in. long, | f in. thick, branches stout ; resembling robust 

 forms of C. cinerea, best known by the large, coloured 

 spores. 



Clavaria condensata. Fr. 



Reddish-tan colour, very densely branched from the base, 

 branches crowded, parallel, even, fastigiate at the apex, where 

 they are yellowish, not changing colour when bruised; spores 

 pale ochraceous, 9 X 7 p. 



Clavaria condensata, Fr., Hym. Eur., p. 672 ; Stev., Brit. 

 Fung. ii. p. 295. 



On the ground. Trunk absent, the densely crowded, 

 straight, subequal branches springing from the base ; 3-4 in. 

 high ; mycelium white, fleecy, running amongst leaves. 



fff. Growing on wood. 



Clavaria stricta. Pers. 



Pale dull yellow, becoming brownish when bruised ; 

 stem distinct, short, branches numerous, straight, crowded 

 together, tips acute ; spores pale ochraceous, 68 X 45 /x. 



Clavaria stricta, Berk., Outl. 281, t. 18, f. 5 : Cke., Hdbk., 

 u. 970 : Stev., Brit. Fung. 295. 



On trunks in woods. Densely branched, branches crowded, 

 repeatedly forking, tips usually with 2-3 pointed acute 

 branchlets ; about 2 in. high. 



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