Murrill: Illustrations of Fungi 169 



6-7 X 3-4 At stipe very slender, polished, pale-brown, hollow, 

 erect or ascending, 1-3 cm. long, adorned with brown hairs at 

 the base. 



This is one of our prettiest woodland species, found commonly 

 and widely distributed in Europe and North America on dead 

 coniferous wood. Its color is rather sober, but it is conspicuous 

 by reason of its clustered habit and attractive because of its 

 shapely form. It may be found throughout the growing season. 

 The accompanying figure was drawn from specimens collected in 

 late autumn, and fresh sporophores were found in the same spot 

 the following spring at the end of April. 



