no MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS 



( 2 ) Cap vellow or tan 



(a) Spores whitish or pale C. fla'-a 



(h) Spores yellow to brown C. foniiosa 



b. On wood 



I 1 ) Capi pale tan, with a reddish tint ; spores whitish C. py.\u/afa 

 (2) Cap pale vellow to brownish; spores yellow to I 



brown C. sfricta 



2. Cap little or not at all branched, cylindric to club- '■ 



shaped 

 a. Caps usually simple, but in dense tufts or clumps, yel- 

 low C. liuu-(]i/al!S 

 h. Cap'S simple, single or merely grouped, rarely slightly 

 branched 



( 1 ) Cap club-shaped 



(a) Cap 2-8 cm, tall C. ligiila 



(b) Cap 8-30 cm, tall C. ph-fil/aris 



(2) Cap cylinder-like, usuallv tapering upward 



(a) Cap 5-10 cm. tall, on ground C. juiicca 



(b) Cap 1-2 cm, tall, usually on wood C. ;!iiin\Ia 



Clavaria coralloides Coral Clavaria 



Cap 5-12 cm, tall, white or whitish, stem thick, short, repeatedly branched, 

 branches much forked, somewhat flattened, hollow, broadened, tips crowded, acute ; 

 spores yellowish, i)ointed, angled or globoid, 8-10 X (5-S|U. The name refers to the 

 form. 



Common on the ground in woods, summer and autumn ; edible, but it should be 

 used only when young. C 1 a y a r i a c r i s t a t a is not to be distinguished from this 

 species, by the beginner at least. 



Clavaria flava Yellow Clavaria 



C a p 6-12 cm, tall, pale yellow to dull yellow, stem stout, short, whitish, branches 

 many, crowded, rounded, obtuse, the tips toothed, deeper yellow; spores whitish, 

 ellipsoid, S-10 >,^ 4fi. The name refers to the color. 



Common tm the ground in woodland and clearings ; e.xcellent when youncr. 



Clavaria formosa Redtip Clavaria 



C a p 5-12 cm, high, yellow or yellowish, s t e m 3-4 cm. thick, whitish or \-ellow- 

 ish, l.>ranches many, tall, crowded, yellow, the tips pjink, red or orange when young ; 

 spores ocher, oblong, rough, 9-12 X 3-5/t. The name refers to the beauty of 

 the plant. 



Forming large tufts on the ground, summer and autumn ; excellent when young. 



