Genus Clavaria 
GENUS SPARASSIS 
Plants conspicuous, with the branches strongly flattened or 
leaf-like. 
Sparassis crispa somewhat resembles a yellow cauliflower, 
and often forms masses as large as one’s hand. It is considered 
an excellent fungus for the table. 
GENUS PTERULA 
The members of this genus are mostly slender, thread-like 
forms, cartilaginous when moist, and horny when dry. 
GENUS LACHNOCLADIUM | 
The members of this genus are leathery plants covered with 
hairs. 
GENUS CLAVARIA 
The genus Clavaria is the largest genus in the family Clava- 
riacee. Many of the species are edible, and so easily recognised 
that the beginner may venture without hesitation to eat any of 
the branching forms. The club-like forms might be mistaken 
for certain club-shaped forms of the sac-fungi unless an examina- 
tion of the spores were made. The Clavarias would have the 
spores on little spicules, as in the garden mushroom, whereas 
the forms for which they might be mistaken would have them 
in membranous sacs. 
In collecting species of Clavaria, notes should be taken as 
to the character of the apices of the branches, the colour of 
the branches, the colour of the spores, the taste, and the place 
of growth. 
Pale Yellow Clavaria (Edible) 
Clavaria flava 
Plant—White and pale yellow. 2-5 inches high; the mass of 
branches 2-5 inches wide. 
Spa-rés’-sis Cris’-pa Tér’-ii-ld  Lak-né-cla’-di-im = Clay-ar'-1-8— Flav’-& 
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