434 BRITISH FUNGI 



C. rugosa (PI. XXXVIII, fig. 6) .— Sporophore rather tough, 

 white or palhd, thickened upwards, tip blunt, longitudinally 

 wrinkled, simple or with one or more blunt branches, 2-4 in. high, 

 up to I in. thick (spores subglobose, colourless, 8-10 /'.). 



Distinguished by the distinct, irregular, longitudinal wrinkles. 

 A variable species within certain limits, but readily recognized. 

 Typically unbranched, sometimes with one or two short blunt 

 branches, rarely considerably branched. 



In woods. Common. Solitary or gregarious. 



** Plants drab or greyish. 



C. tenuipes. — Hymenophore unbranched, rather broadly club- 

 shaped and tapering into a slender stem, wrinkled, blunt, pale drab, 

 f-i in. high, up to ^ in. thick (spores colourless, subglobose, 



6x4-5/^)- 



On bare, heathy ground, etc. Solitary or gregarious. 



*** Plants reddish or purple. 



C. rosea. — Hymenophore simple, fragile, from pale to deep rose- 

 colour, often yellowish at the tip, i-i| in. high. 



Among grass, moss, etc. Generally in small groups. 



C. purpurea.- — Hymenophore unbranched, acute, becoming 

 hollow and compressed, purple, sometimes tinged brown or red, 

 3-5 in. high. 



Among grass. More or less in clusters. Rare. 



C. incarnata. —Hymeno^Yiore C3dindrical, tip obtuse, flesh-colour, 

 pruinose, |-i| in. high. 



Distinguished from C. rosea by the duller red colour. 



On the ground. Rare. 



**** Plants yellow. 



C. incBqualis (PI. XXXIV, fig. 3).— Hymenophore simple or 

 rarely with 1-2 short branches, cylindrical or compressed, tip 

 blunt or pointed, deep yellow to rich orange, flesh white, i-2| in. 

 high (spores colourless, subglobose, sharply warted, 5-6 /u. diam.). 



Often confused with C. fusi/ormis, from which it differs by its 

 deeper colour, not growing in dense tufts, and globose, warted spores. 



Among grass in woods, parks, lawns, etc. Common. 



C. luteoalba. — Hymenophore slender, even, fragile, colour apricot 

 to apricot-yeUow, i-i^ in. high (spores colourless, smooth, ovoid, 

 6-7x3/^). 



Tastes like tallow. Becomes pale buff when dry. 



In short grass, mossy banks, etc., singly or in small groups. 

 Rather rare. 



C. persimilis (PI. XXXIV, fig. 2).- — Hymenophore small, slender, 

 subc3'Iindrical, fairly tough, orange-j-ellow to orange, becoming 

 darker on drying, i-i^ in. high (spores colourless, smooth, guttulate. 

 subglobose to oblong, with a conspicuous oblique apiculus, 5-6 X 4 p^), 



In short grass on lawns, downs, etc. Rather rare. 



