II-' MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS 



Clavaria pyxidata Cuptip Clavaria 



Cap 3-12 cm. tall, palf tan. <ifti.'n tinycd with rod. stem thin, small, branches 

 erect. much-furkeJ. the tips cup-like, with slender projections from the marym of 

 the cups: spores Ljloboid. 5 \ 3,u. The name refers to the cup-like tips. 



On decavinL; wncid or on roots in the gTound. summer and autumn ; said to be 



edible. 



Clavaria stricta 

 Wood Clavaria 



C a p 5-10 cm. tall. 

 Yellowish to dull \"elh.i\v 

 or brownish, stem dis- 

 tinct, stout and short, 

 branches manv. much- 

 forked, straight, crowd- 

 ed, tips acute ; spores 

 \ello\visli. o\'oii.!. d- 

 S \ 3-S;i. The name re- 

 fers to the erect straight 

 branches. 



( )n decaying wood, 

 summer and autumn : 

 fair. 



Clavaria inaequalis 

 Yellow Tuft 



Figure 75. Cl.\varl\ liglia (^-^i p j.^s cm. tall. 



bright vellow. cvlindric 

 and tapering or more or less club-shaped, simple or somewhat branched, more or less 

 united at the base, fragile, stuffed; spores cdear. ellipsoid or globoid. 111-12 ^ 5-S,u. 

 The name h.as no e\ddent application. 



( In the ground in woodland and grassland, late summer and autumn; excellent. 



Clavaria ligula Yellow Club 



Cap 2-S cm. tall. 5-12 mm. wide, vellowish. tan or e\'en somewhat brownish. 

 spongv-flesh\". clrw club-shai)ed. simple, more or less hairv at base; spores clear. 

 ellipsoid, 10-12 ^.; S-^/j.. The name refers to the shape of the cap. 



Common in troops (.)n the ground, especially among needles of conifers; edible. 



Clavaria pistillaris Yellow Pestle _ . 



C a pi S-30 cm. tall. 3-6 cm. wide, vellowish, tan. reddish or e\'en dark brown. 

 spongv-flesh\', drv, club-shaped, more or less lobed or scalloped at the top; spores 

 clear, ellipsoid. 10-14 ^- 5-ti,u. d'he name refers to the form. 



( In the ground in woods, late summer and autunni ; one of the best of the genus. 



