This plant grows in dense tufts, very much branched, ochraceous, trunk somewhat thickened, short, clothed with a white down; branches straight, crowded, longitudinally wrinkled when dry, branchlets straight.
The spores are oval and ochraceous.
It can be readily identified by its changing to green when bruised.
It is very common on our wooded hillsides. It is found from August to October.
Clavaria spinulosa. Pers.
Figure 391.—Clavaria spinulosa.
Spinulosa means spiny or full of spines.
The trunk of this plant is rather short and thick, at least one-half to one inch thick, whitish. The branches are elongated, crowded, tense and straight; attenuated, tapering upward; color somewhat cinnamon-brown throughout.