Figure 389.—Clavaria pyxidata. Natural size.
Pyxidata is from pyxis, a small box. This plant is quite fragile, waxy, light-tan in color, with a thin main stem, whitish, smooth, variable in length, branching and rebranching, the branches ending in a cup. The spores are white.
It is found on rotten wood and is readily recognized by the cup-like tips. The specimen in Figure 389 was found near Columbus and photographed by Dr. Kellerman. Found from June to October.
Clavaria abietina. Schum.
The Fir-wood Clavaria.
Figure 390.—Clavaria abietina.
Abietina means fir-wood.