C. spinulo´sa Pers.—spined. Height 2–3 in. high. Stem ½-1 in. thick. Trunk stout, short, whitish. Branches numerous, crowded, erect, tense, elongated, tapering upward. Color cinnamon-brown or darker.
Spores ochraceous, elliptical, 11–13×5–6µ Massee.
On ground in pine woods. August to October.
New York, Peck, 24th Rep.; New Jersey, Sterling; Pennsylvania, McIlvaine.
Of same edible quality as C. aurea, which it resembles, excepting that it is darker and less abrupt in the ending of its clusters.
C. flac´cida Fr.—flaccidus, flaccid. Height 1–3 in., bright ochraceous, slender. Stem short, smooth, sometimes wanting, thin, 1–2 lines thick, repeatedly branched. Branches crowded, unequal, flaccid, upper ones forcep-shaped, pointed. Does not turn green when bruised like C. abietina. The whitish mycelium creeps over the leaves on which it grows. Brittle, tender, flesh white.
Spores ochraceous, broadly elliptical 4–5×3µ K.
Received from E.B. Sterling, Trenton, N.J.
Two specimens eaten. These were quite dry. After soaking they were tender and had good flavor.