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1940. C. erassa Britz. (from the thickness of the clubs; crassus
thick) a. ^ *
Much branched; branches obtuse, club-shaped, compressed
Hase attenuate downwards, violet
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1941. C. Kunzei Fr. (after Karl Sebastian Heinrich Kunze) abc.
Very much branched from the thin cæspitose base ; branches
elongate, crowded, repeatedly forked, fastigiate, even, equal
axils compressed, somewhat fragile, white. ’
Woods ; rare. Aug.-Sept. 2® in.
1941a. C. sutatilis Pers. (from its small and slender habit • subtilis
fine, slender) a. ' ^
Tough, thin, glabrous at base, of equal thickness throughout •
branches few, dichotomously forked and somewhat fastitiate’
white becoming yellowish. ^ ’
Amongst grass. Sept. in.
1942. C pyxidata Pers. (from the shape of the palmate ends of the
branchlets in typical examples, like a small host, pyxis) a c
Trunk thin, smooth, branched in an umbellate mariner in
typical examples, palhd to tan, somewhat rufescent, varying
ivory and sulphur-white ; branchlets taking a cup-like shane at
the cuspo-radiate apices.
On the ground, on sticks, pine. 2% in. This has a tendency to form
pnmary and secondary umbels, the latter with from 5 to 9 r L ^ X n
the branchlets are short the apices have a fancied resemblance to little boxes.
b. Ochrosporce.
194a C. aurea Schæff. (from the golden colour ; aurum, gold) abc.
Trunk thick, elastic, soft, divided into stout tense straio-ht
v e^ dichotomous round obtuse somewhat toothed branches
buff, pale yellow, pale reddish, or pale salmon. Fleshy stem’
sometimes absent.
Woods, mixed, fir, beech,
with 1927. Aug. Oct. 5 x 5! in. Must not be confounded
1944. C. rufescens Schæff. (from the red apices of the branchlets •
rufesco, to become red) abc. ^
Trunk thick, elastic, tan or pale salmon, much branched;
branches multifid, crowded, somewhat fastigiate, even tan
pale salmon or pale vermilion, with red, crimson or vermilioi!
apices.
On wood. Sept. 4^ x 4 in.
1945. C. formosa Pers. (from its heauty ; formosus, beautiful) abc.
Trunk thick, elastic, ivory, pale buff or pale olive-brown, darker
below, much elongato-branched ; branchlets obtuse, luminous
or salmon-buff, apices sometimes orange or
July-Oct.
yellow, salmon
sulphur.
Odour pleasant. Downs, commons, woods, pme; rare.
4I X 6 in.
1946. C. spinulosa Pers. (from the attenuate spine-like branchlets ;
spinulosus, spined) abc. , , , j u
Trunk short, somewhat thick, pale yellow; branches crowded,
tense, straight, attenuato-pointed, yellow-orange, dull yellow or
warm brown.
Woods, fir, beech, mixed. Sept. 5 X 6 in.
1947. C. abietina Pers. (from the habitat, under fir, abiri) abc.
Trunk short, somewhat thick, very much branched; branches
crowded, branchlets tense, straight, acute, olive-ochre or
olive-sienna-ochreous, becoming green where touched.
Taste bitter. Under fir, larch ; common, Aug.-Dec. 3 x 3 in.
1948. C. flaeeida Fr. (from its flaccid habit) abc.
Stem thin, very short, very much branched; branches crowded,
even, unequal, acute, flaccid, often drooping, ochreous or buff.
Amongst leaves and moss in woods, pine ; rare. Oct. 3 X 2® in.
1949 C eroeea Pers. (from the saffron colour ; croceus, saffron) a b.
Minute, thin; stem naked, pallid or yellow; branches and
branchlets orange-scarlet.
Downs gardens, on peat. Sept.-Feb. | X ® in. The general appearance
is not that of a true Basidiomycete ; it has somewhat the appearance of a
slender minute branched Calocera.
1950 C. grisea Pers. (from the grey c o lo u r; griseus, %rey) ah c.
T ru n k somewhat thick, firm, often rooting, w h itish ; branches
and branchlets attenuate, somewhat wrinkled, fuliginouscinereous.
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Woods; rare. Sept.-Oct. 4 X 5 in. Sometimes confounded with 1935,
in which the spores are white.
1951. C. eondensata Fr. (from the closely adpressed branchlets;
condenso, to press close together) «.
Tufts very dense, usually without a trunk, very much branched
from the base, smooth, tan-rufescent or salmon ; branches tense
and straight, crowded, even, fastigiate, twice or thrice-toothed,
yellow.
On the ground, under trees, 3® X 4 m.
1952. C. strieta Pers. ( f r o m the tense, straight habit; stringo, to draw
Trunk sLrt, thin, very much branched; branches and branchlets
tense and straight, even, crowded, adprested, somewhat acute,
pallid yellowish or whitish-yellow to buff-tan, fuscous where
bruised. ,
Woods, pine, on and about stumps, sawdust; uncommon. Aug.-Nov.
4® X 3® in. Often springing from cord-hke mycelhum. ^ ^
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