CLAVABIA. 81 



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

 Brit. F., ii. 295. 



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

 distance nnbranched, bearing at the apex a variable number 

 of dichotomously divided branches ; a thin, slender, elegant 

 fungus. 



■ff. Colour wMtisk, grey or violel. 



Clavaria grisea. Pers. 



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

 tapering, rugose, branchlets obtuse ; spores pale brown, 

 subglobose, 9 X 7-8 ju. 



Clavaria grisea. Pars., 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, -I— I in. thick, branches stout ; resembling robust 

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

 spores. 



Clavaria condensata. Fr. 



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

 branches crowded, parallel, even, fa.stigiate at the apex, where 

 they are yellowish, not changing colour when bruised; spores 

 pale ochraceous, 9 X 7 /i. 



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. 



Iff. 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, 6-8 X 4-5 yn. 



Clavaria stricta. Berk., Outl. 281, t. 18, f. 6 : Cke., Hdbk., 

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



On trunks in w^oods. Densely branched, branches crowded, 

 repeatedly forking, tips usually with 2-8 pointed acute 

 branchlets ; about 2 in. high. 



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