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CLAVARIACEAE
odor mild, spores cylindric-ellipsoid to oblong-ellipsoid, longitudinally striate,
12-15 X 3.5-5.5 )u.
On the ground in woods. July-Oct.
The rosy tips of the branches provide a striking character by which this
species can be recognized.
CLAVARIA CINEREA Fr. Edible
Figure 398, page 290
FRUCTIFICATION 1-4 in. high, much branched, stipitate, the stipe smoky
gray, Ys-Va in. thick, nearly equal, smooth, branches smoky gray to bluish
gray, surface finely powdery, erect, parallel or irregular, often wrinkled, some-
times toothed at apex, taste and odor not distinctive, spores white, smooth,
broadly ellipsoid to ovoid, 7-10 X 5.5-7.5 /x.
Cespitose or gregarious on the ground in woods. July-Sept.
CLAVARIA FLAVA Fr. Edible
Figure 399, page 290
FRUCTIFICATION 2-6 in. high, much branched, the main branches arising
from a thick, short, whitish, stem-like base, erect, cyhndric, tapering toward
the apex, pale yellow, becoming brownish when bruised, whitish, sometimes
brownish, sometimes toothed, taste mild, pleasant, spores yellow, ellipsoid,
minutely rough, 7.5-10 X 3-4 /x.
On the ground in moist woods. June-Oct.
C. aurea (Schaeff.) Fr. is said to be very similar, but more robust, deeper
yellow, and not turning brown when bruised.
CLAVARIA FUSIFORMIS (Sow.) Fr. Edible
Figure 363, page 255
FRUCTIFICATION 2-4 in. high, cylindrical or compressed, not branched,
pointed at the top, bright yellow, hollow, taste mild or bitter, spores nearly
spherical 4.5-6.5 m in diameter.
Singly or in clusters on the ground in woods. Aug.-Sept.
This is a distinctive species with bright yellow, unbranched but clustered
fruiting bodies.
CLAVARIA PISTILLARIS (L.) Fr. Edible
Figure 364, page 255
FRUCTIFICATION 4-6 in. high, 1-2 in. thick, club-shaped, unbranched, top
rounded or sometimes depressed, yellowish or ochraceous to brownish,
smooth or sometimes longitudinally grooved or wrinkled, soft and fleshy,
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