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Fam. V. CLAVARIACELE
Hymenium not distinct from the hymenophore. Amphigenous
somewhat fleshy fungi, vertical, branched or simple, never corkceous
or mcrusting. The branched species of C lL r i a must not be
confounded with certain coriaceous species of Thelephora.
Species 1926—2000
K ey to the Ge n er a .
Branched, sponge-like. Branches compressed, f la t or leaf-like 01 S p a r a s s is
Branched to simple.
Terete.
Stem not distinct from club..................... Cr avapt.
Stem distinct from club, not usually springing from'a
sclerotium ................. f,« ri o
Usually springing from a sclerotium ............ gr TYpku“l l “ '^'
........................................... 9 k c ~ A .
................................................................................................................ 94 P t e r u l a .
XCI. SPARASSIS Fr.
(From its appearance, as if torn to pieces ; Gr. sparasse,
to tear to pieces.)
Fleshy, with flat leaf-hke branches, composed of two plates
fertile on both sides. Basidia tetrasporous. Spores continuous,’
hyaline. (Fig. 106.) Species 1926, 1926a
Fig. 106.—A, B, Spa ra ssis crispa F r., entire and in section.
One-half na tural size.
crisped or curled appearance) abc.
Whitish to pale yellowish. Very much branched, branches
'■if
recurved, intricate at apex, the whole forming a large spongelike
mass; stemless or with a short stout stem.
Edible. Odour very sweet of anise. Beside fir-trees and stumps, on dead
fir-leaves, terrestrial on heaths. Aug.-Nov. i ft. I in. x i ft. i in.
Sometimes attaining a diameter of 18 in. and a weight of 2 or 3 lbs.
1926a. S. laminosa Fr. (from the leaf-hke plates or layers of the
entire plant; lamina, a thin leaf) a.
Very much branched, branches laminar, spreading, yellowish
straw-colour.
Woods. Sept. l o j x y j i n . Stronger smelling and softer than 1926,
never fimbriate at edges, laminte large, loose.
XCII. CLAVARIA L.
(From the club-like shape of some typical species; clava, a club.)
Fleshy, erect, branched or simple, branches somewhat round,
with or without a distinct stem. Hymenium continuous, dry, even,
homogeneous. Basidia tetrasporous.
Spores coloured or uncoloured.
For the most part terrestrial. (Fig.
107.) Species 1927—1975
R a m a r i /e . Branched, branches attenuate
upwards.
a. Leucosporce. Spores white or
nearly white.
Red, yellow or violet.
1927—1933
White or grey. 1934—1942
b. OchrosporcE. Spores pale
yellow, ochreous or cinnamon.
Veilow, pinkish-yellow or dull
ochreous. 1943—1949
Whitish, grey or violet.
1950, 1951
Growing on wood.
1952, 1953
S y n c o r y n t e . Clubs almost simple,
tufted at the base.
Reddish. 1954—1956
Vellowish or white.
1957—1963
Smoky or blackish. 1964
Fig. 107.—A, C lavaria eoralloides L. ;
a, c T v e rmicularis F r . ; c, C. f is tu lo sa
Holmsk., one-third n atu ral size. D, C.
p is tilla r is L., basidium and spores, X 330.
H o l o c o r y n / e . Clubs entire or simple or nearly so, distinct at the
WhhLh. 1965-1967
Veilow or pallid, becoming darker. 1968— 1973
Brownish or flesh-colour. 1974, 1975
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