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XCV. TYPHULA Fr.
(From a fancied resemblance in some of the species to a
minute Typha or reed-mace.)
Small thread-like fungi with a long or short filiform-stem,
heterogeneous from the linear or slightly inflated club, often
springing from a small sclerotium. Hymenium yraxy. (Fig. n o .)
Fig. J io.—A, T y fh u la phacorrhiza F r., one-half natura l size
B, T . g rM tlltm a yi'aAr one-half natural size, c, basidium and
spores o f 1 . g ra c ilis Berk. & D esra. ; D , ditto of T. erythropus F r ■
Growing on twigs, leaves, etc., rarely terrestrial, but the sclerotia
will readily grow m earth if planted. Species 1985—1995
a. Phacorrhizm. Springing from a sclerotium. 1985—1989
b. Leptorrhizm. Sclerotium absent. 1990—1995
The characters as given by Fries are far from permanent; all
the species of Typhula may grow with or without a sclerotium A
sclerotium sometimes occurs in the allied genera, Clavaria and
Pistillaria.
a, Phacorrhizce.
1985. T. erythropus Fr. (from the red stem; Gr. eruthros, red
poiis, a foot) abc. ^
Cl. linear or nearly so, cylindrical, smooth, white. St. elongate,
filiform, usually bent or variously twisted, finely pubescent
under a lens, crimson-brown. Sd. Yjy in. or less, depressed,
sometimes hidden beneath a thin bark or membrane ami e ^ iy
overlooked, brown, dark-brown when dry, sometimes absent.
Leaves, sticks, poplar, alder, ash, s u n f low e r ; common. Sept.-Nov. I in.
The sclerotium is Sclerotium scutellatum A. & is.
1986. T. phaeorrhiza Fr. (from the lentil-like base; Gr. phakos, a
lentil, rhiza, a root) abc.
Cl. linear, cylindrical, pallid to ivory and orange, u»-
confluent with club, elongate, flexuous, yel owish, at ‘he
sometimes fuscous base. Sd. -k m. or less, pale brown or
buff, reddish-brown when dry.
Woods hedgerows, gardens, herbaceous stems, leaves, moss, plane, hazel,
aide! ash? apple, Lmetimes on earth ; tmcommon, 5“'
in considerable abundance in patches. Oct.-Nov. , f ,,,,,,
confounded with 1973 or 1992. The sclerotium is Sclerotium scutellatum
A . & S. and S. complanatum Tode.
1987. T. inearnata Fr. (from the flesh colour; incarnatus, flesh-
Cl Llindrical, obtuse, rarely forked, flesh-colour or white, more
or less tinged with salmon-pink above. St. continuous with
the club, pilose downwards. Sd. } in. or less, compressed,
fuscous. ^
Dead herbaceous stems ; uncommon. 3® in. Closely allied to 1986. e
sclerotium is Sclerotium fu lvum A. & S.
1988. T. gyrans Fr. (from the twisted habit; gyro, to turn m a
circle) abc. White.
Cl. cylindrical. St. filiform, gyroso-undulate, pubescent. Sd.
gV in., pallid to orange and brown, becoming fuscous.
Straw, twigs, leaves, alder, poplar ; tmcommon, Oct. ® in. The sclerotium
is Sclerotium complanatum Tode.
1989. T. museieola Fr. (from its habit, living on mosses; muscus,
moss, colo, to inhabit) a c. White. ^
Cl. elongate, cylindrical, obtuse. St. thin, smooth. Sd. yjj in.,
even, pallid.
Larger mosses ; uncommon. I® in.
b. Leptorrhiza.
1990. T. Grevillei Fr. (after Dr. Robert Kaye Greville) « b c.
White.
Cl. thickened, obtuse. St. capillary, pilose white.
Dead leaves ; frequent. Oct. ® in. Only distinguished from 1988 by the
absence of a sclerotium.
1991. T. graeillima White ex B. & Br. (from the very slender habit;
gracilis, slender). White.
Cl. elongate. St. very slender, curved, smooth.
Various herbaceous plants. ® in.
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