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amphigenous. Basidia furcate or bilobed, each lobe bearing a single
one-spored sterigma. Spores oblong, curved, septate on germination,
producing heads of ellipsoid sporidiola as in the Tremellinacea:
(Fig. 108.)
Growing on wood. Species 1976—1982
Branched. 1975^ I977
Cæspitose. 1973^ j979
Simple, solitary. 1930—1982
1976. C. viseosa Fr. (from its viscidity) abc.
Branches more or less vertical, repeatedly dichotomous, orange,
the rooting base paler.
Rotten wood, stumps, chiefly pine; very common. Tuly-Dec. 2* in
Base 2® in. j / 2 •
1977. C. palmata Fr. (from the palmate branching) a c.
Tremelloso-tough, compressed, dilated upwards and more or less
horizontally palmato-divided, orange-yellow or orange.
Wood. I in. “
1978. C. cornea Weinm. (from the horn-like shape ; cornu, a horn)
abc. ’
Simple, awl-shaped, sometimes bifid rarely trifid, connate at base
rooted, even, orange. ’
Dead wood, pine, oak, beech, willow, birch, old deal boards ; frequent
June-Feb. | in. » n
1979. C. eortiealis Fr. (from the habit, piercing through bark
cortex) a c. P '
Awl-shaped. Cl. somewhat distinct, soft, pellucid, pallid flesh-
colour. «
Dead bark. Dec.-Tan. J in.
1980. C. Stricta Fr. (from the habit, tense and straight, strictus) abc.
Linear, sometimes slightly spathulate, yellow, sometimes brownish
below.
Ash, naked wood. Oct. i in.
1981. C. striata Fr. (from the striæ on the clubs) a b.
Lanceolato-clavate, tough, acute, striate when dry, yellow.
Wood, prostrate trunks. March. ® in.
1982. C. glossoides Fr. (from the tongue-like shape; Gi. glossa, the
tongue, eidos, appearance) abc.
Clavate, subtremellose, obtuse, compressed, stem round, light
yellow. °
Oak. Dec. J in.
XCIV. PTERULA Fr.
(From a fancied resemblance to a little wing ; Gr. pteron, a wing.)
Subcartilaginous, filiform, arid, stemmed or stemless branched in
the two British species, subulate, apices attenuato-acute; branches
Fig ro g .-A , P te ru la subulata F r ., n atu ral ; B, sirrgle branch of ditto, c, basidium
^ ’ and spores oi P. imdtifida F r., X 5°o.
somewhat anastomosing, pubescent then smooth. Basidia tetra-
s £ o / When young^’the stems and branches are considerably
* f t £ V £ i l S £ s L u b s t a n c e 1 ndicmes a relationship with Trmiek
, i „ „ . a .d fae ba,.d.a and spores -
Clavanaceee.
1983. P. subulata Fr. (from the awl-shaped branches ; sttbula, an
Densely crowded, sparingly b r a n c h e d tense, equal the thread
like smooth branches multifid at the acute apices, whitish-
cinereous, becoming yellowish.
On wood, amongst pines, gardens, i f in.
1984. P. multifida Fr. (from the many branchlets; multus, many,
Y e r '^ ^m u ch ^ a ^ ed , very delicate, fiaccid, branches tense,
straight, usually hair-like, variable in g “ ® "
pointed, base sometimes thick or with several confluent stems,
at first pallid whitish then dull pale yellowish or sulphurybrown.
Branches, leaves, bases of dead ferns, etc. Sept.-Nov. 2 in.
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