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MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS 



irpex lacteus White Irpex 



Cap a thin leathery layer, 2-7 cm. long, the upturned edge hairy, pure white: 

 teeth acute, crowded, white. The name refers to the color. 



(~)n dead or decaying branches ; probably edible, though somewhat tough. 



CORAL FUNGI CLAVARIACEAE 



Cap greatlv branched and coral-like or leaf-like, or less frequently club-shaped 

 or head-shaped. The surface of the cap or its branches is smooth, thus distinguishing 



Fii.;uRE 72. Hydxuji caput-ursi 



the Coral-fungi from similar forms among the tooth fungi. Coral-like fonns also 

 occur among the jelly fungi, hut are distinguished by their gelatinous or waxv texture. 

 Tlie club-sliaped genera of the saddle-fungi can be distinguished onlv bv means of 

 the micriiscDiie. whicli reveals the presence of spore-sacs. Our species are all edible. 



KEY T(l THE GEXElt.V 



1. Cap mui h liranched. or merelv club-shaped 



a. Cap "with flat leaf-like branches Sparassis 



b. Cap with round Ijranches, coral-like, or merelv club- 



shai>ed Clavaria 



2. Cap liead-like. on a distinct stem Fhysalacria 



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