Genus Vibrissea 
Spathularia clavata 
Spore Body—Clear yellow, shaped like a spatula, sometimes tinged 
with red. Obtuse or cleft at the apex, the surface wavy, 
the margin crisped, growing down the stem some distance 
on opposite sides ; hollow. 
Stem—Thick, hollow. White, often becoming yellowish. 
Flesh—Dry. 
GENUS GEOGLOSSUM 
The genus Geoglossum has the spore body simple, erect, 
and club-shaped, and entirely black. The spore surface is ter- 
minal. 
Geoglossum hirsutum 
Geoglossum hirsutum is black, dry, and everywhere velvety. 
Lanceolate, ovate, oblong, or almost round, often irregular. The 
spore-bearing portion is one-quarter to one-half the length of the 
fungus. 
Geoglossum glabrum 
Geoglossum glabrum is dry, black, or brownish black, some- 
times tinged with olive or purple. Club-shaped or sometimes 
laterally compressed. The spore-bearing portion not sharply 
distinct from the stem below. 
GENUS VIBRISSEA 
The genus Vibrissea contains fungi with vertical and simple 
stems, and horizontal caps with their thick margins rolled in to- 
ward the stem. The spore-sacs are borne on the upper surface. 
Vibrissea truncorum 
Vibrissea truncorum is a clear orange-red or sometimes yel- 
low or brownish-red fungus, about an inch high, found on 
decayed wood, branches, or leaves which are submerged in 
water. 
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Gé-6-glés'-stim Gla'-brim Trin-cd'-rim 
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