The pileus is coriaceous, effused, closely adnate, indeterminate, cinnamon colored, cracked and corrugated when dry, which gives rise to its name. The bristles are seen, under the microscope, to be joined. Found in the woods on partially decayed branches.
CHAPTER X.
CLAVARIACEAE—CORAL FUNGI.
Hymenium not distinct from the hymenophore, covering entire outer surface, somewhat fleshy, not coriaceous; vertical, simple or branched. Fries.
Most of the species grow on the ground or on well rotted logs. The following genera are included here:
- Sparassis—Fleshy, much branched, branches compressed, plate-like.
- Clavaria—Fleshy, simple or branched, typically round.
- Calocera—Gelatinous, then horn-like.
- Typhula—Simple or club-shaped, rigid when dry, usually small.
Sparassis. Fr.
Sparassis, to tear in pieces. The species are fleshy, branched with plate-like branches, composed of two plates, fertile on both sides.