Fairy Clubs and Coral Fungi—Clavariacee 
Branches—Round, not flattened; smooth, crowded, and nearly 
parallel, pointing upward. Whitish or yellowish, with pale 
yellow tips. Branchlets terminating in from one to three 
blunt, tooth-like points. 
Stem—Short, thick, white. 
Spores—Y ellowish. 
Flesh—W hite, tender. 
Time—July to September. 
Habitat—Thin woods and open places. 
Golden Clavaria (Edible) 
Clavaria aurea 
The plant is from three to four inches high, with the 
branches of a uniform deep golden yellow, and often longitudi- 
nally wrinkled. The stem is stout, but thinner than the Clavaria 
flava, which it somewhat resembles. 
Red-tipped Clavaria (Edible) 
Clavaria botrytes 
Plant—From 2-5 inches high, whitish or yellow or pinkish, with 
the ¢ips of the branches red. 
Branches — Sometimes longitudinally wrinkled, repeatedly 
branched. 
Stem—Short, thick, fleshy, whitish. 
Time—July to September. 
Habitat—Thin woods and open places. 
Crested Clavaria (Edible) 
Clavaria cristata 
Plant—Small, not more than 2-2% inches high. White or 
whitish, often faintly tinged with dull pink, or creamy yel- 
low, or smoky tints. 
Branches—Widened and flattened above, and deeply cut into 
several finger-like points, which may turn blackish brown 
when old. 
Stem—Slender, spongy within. 
Spores—W hite. 
Habitat—W oods and open places, especially in cool, shady, moist 
places. 
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