Clavicorona pyxidata (Pers.: Fr.) Doty Fruit body 5-12 cm high, 2-8cm wide overall; numerously branched with cup-shaped, crown-like tips; pallid to pale yellow when young, becoming dull ochre, tan, or pinkish. Stem 1-3mm, very short; whitish or brownish pink; smooth, densely felty. Flesh pliable, tough; whitish. Odor faintly of newly dug potatoes. Taste slowly rather peppery. Spores ellipsoid, nearly smooth, amyloid, 4-5 x 2-3µ. Deposit white. Habitat scattered, in groups, or in dense clusters on rotting logs, particularly of aspen, willow, or poplar. Common. Found widely distributed east of the Rocky Mountains. Season June-September. Said to be edible. |