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There are analogous species in both sections of Ramariæ which
resemble each other in form and colour, but the Leucosporoe are
somewhat brittle-soft and several of the species are considered
edible, whilst the Ochrosporce are spongy-tough and mostly bitter
and unfit for food. The spore-colour, the taste and the substance,
whether soft or tough, are salient characters.
R a m a r i æ .
a. Leucosporoe.
1927. C. flava Schæff. (from the frequent light yellow colour ■
flavus, light yellow) a c. ’
Very much branched; branches cylindrical, vertical, even,
obtuse, yellow. Trunk thick, fleshy, white.
E d ib le , W o o d s , p in e . 6® x 5 Î in . F ra g ile . M u st n o t b e co n fo u n d ed
W i t h 1943.
1928. C. botpytis Pers. (from the deep vinous purple colour of the
ultimate branchlets ; Gr. hotrus, a cluster of grapes) abc.
Wholly white, buff, salmon, yellow, brownish, etc., sometimes
more or less claret-colour. Much branched ; branches swollen,
unequal, somewhat wrinkled, rose or brown-crimson at the
apices. Trunk thick, unequal.
Odour very pleasant. Woods, mixed, pine, beech ; uncommon Aug -Nov
5 X 5® in.
1929. C. amethystina Pers. (from the amethyst colour) a c.
Very much branched; branches round, even, obtuse, equal
purple, bright purple with a bluish shade or purple-lavender!
Said to produce violent colic.
Grassy w oods a n d p a s tu r e s ; u n com m o n . A u g .-O c t. 2 x 2 ? in Mvc
la v en d e r-w h itish o r p a le co b a lt.
1930. C. fastigiata L. (from the parallel clustered and erect
branches; in some cases the branches decrease in height
outwardly, giving a sloping, obconic or gable-shape to the
plant ; fastigium, a slope, a gable) abc.
Very much branched ; branches short, divaricate, slightly tough,
brittle towards base, egg-yellow, apices light yellow to fuscous!
U su a lly cæspitose S lig h tly fra g ra n t. P a s tu re s ; v e ry com mo n . A u g -
M a r. I® X 2 | in . ‘ ^
1931. C. museoides L. (from a fancied resemblance to a tuft of moss •
muscus, moss ; Gr. eidos, appearance) abc. ’
Twice or thrice forked, becoming slender, branchlets crescentshaped,
acute, shghtly tough, base tomentose, yellow.
S o lita ry . P a s tu re s ; fre q u e n t. A u g .-O c t. 3 X 3® in.
1932. C. kewensls Mass. (from its first observed place of growth
Royal Gardens, Kew) a. ’
Branches numerous, repeatedly and dichotomously divided, axils
rounded, trunk very short, dull ochreous.
O d o u r stro n g , spicy, re sem b lin g 168 o r 1437. R o tte n s tum p s, u n d e r h o lly
A p ril. I® X 2 | m . h
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1933 C eurta Fr. (from its short stature ; curtus, short) a b.
Very much branched, adpressed; branches short, crowded,
obtuse ; stem none, but there is usually a fleshy base, greenish-
yellow.
O n th e g ro u n d , o n fir-leaves. Oct. ® to f in .
1934. C. eoralloides L. (from its appearance, like white coral,
Gr. eidos, appearance) abc.
Branches unequal, dilated upwards ; branchlets crowded, acute ;
trunk somewhat thick, repeatedly and irregularly much
branched, base not downy, somewhat fragile, hollow within.
C om m o n ly cæspitose. E d ib le ; so ld for food in m a rk e ts o f I ta ly S h ad y
w o o d s ; ra re . O c t.-N o v . 5® X 5| m . Som e tim e s fa in tly sh ad ed buff.
1935 C. einerea Pers. (from its ashy colour ; cinis, ashes) abc.
Branches and branchlets thickened, irregularly shaped, somewhat
wrinkled, subobtuse ; trunk somewhat thick, short, very much
branched, fragile, stuffed.
W o o d s , m ix ed , fir ; fre q u e n t. A u g .-N o v . 5f X 4® in.
1936. C. umbrina Berk, (from the colour, usually pale brown,
umbrinus) a.
Slightly branched ; branches and branchlets cylindrical, obtuse,
forked, pale umber to salmon-yellowish.
W o o d s , law n s , e tc. J u ly -O c t. 2® in .
1937. C. eristata Pers. (from the crested apices of the branchlets ;
crista, a crest) abc. , ,
Branches dilated above, acutely incised, crested, tough, even,
stuffed, white, crests at length becoming pale buff.
S om ew h a t cæ sp ito se . W o o d s , m ix ed , p in e ; freq u en t. J u n e -N o v . 3 ^ x 3 ® “ .
1937a. C. gigaspora Cotton (from the large spores ; Gr. gigas, a
giant) a. . ^ f f
Irregularly branched ; branches sometimes palmate, erect, terete
o f compressed, much compressed at the acute axils, ultimate
branches attenuate, apices blunt, greyish with a shade of
yellow.
Cæsp ito se, b u t d is tin c t a t th e b ase, o r so lita ry . A m o n g s t moss o n ro ck y
h e a th y slopes. N o v . i® X ®.
1938. C. rugosa Bull, (from the wrinkled stem; ruga, a wrinkle)
Sparingly branched to simple, thickened upwards, irregularly
shaped, tough, white.
E d ib le W o o d s , b e e c h , p a s tu r e s ; v e ry com m o n . A u g .-D e c . 5 m.
V a r ' macrostora W . G. Sm ., C. macrospora Britz . S p o re s lo n g e r a n d
som ew h a t la rg e r th a n ty p e . T y p e 7 - I o g . Var. 8 -1 0 X 1 2 -1 4 ».
1939 C Krombholzii Fr. (after Julius Vicenz von Krombholz) abc.
Slightly branched, even ; branches somewhat compressed, obtuse,
not wrinkled, fragile, white.
C æsp ito se. O ld p a s tu re s. S ep t. 2 | in.
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