much branched; the
branches flattened, furrowed and somewhat dilated at the apex.

The stems are variable in length, often connate or fused together into a
solid base.

The hymenium is even, becoming darker colored when older. _Morgan._

This plant is known as T. pallida. It is very abundant on our hillsides
in Ross County, and in fact throughout the state.

_Thelephora laciniata. P._

The pileus is soft, somewhat coriaceous, incrusting, ferruginous-brown.
The pilei are imbricated, fibrous, scaly, margin fimbriated, at first
dirty white. The hymenium is inferior and papillose.

_Thelephora palmata. Fr._

The pileus is coriaceous, soft, erect, palmately branched from a common
stalk; pubescent, purplish-brown; branches flat, even, tips fimbriated,
whitish. The scent is very noticeable soon after it is picked. They grow
on the ground in July and August.

_Thelephora cristata. Fr._

The pileus is incrusting, rather tough, pallid, passing into branches,
the apices compressed, expanded, and beautifully fringed. The plant is
whitish, grayish, or purplish-brown. It is found on moss or stems of
weeds. I found beautiful specimens at Bainbridge Caves.

_Thelephora sebacea. Fr._

The pileus is effused, fleshy, waxy, becoming hard, incrusting,
variable, tuberculose or stalactitic, whitish, circumference similar;
hymenium flocculose, pruinose, or evanescent.

It is found effused over grass. One meets with it often.

_Stereum. Fr._

The hymenium is coriaceous, even, rather thick, concrete with the
intermediate stratum of the pileus, which has a cuticle even and
veinless, remaining unchanged and smooth.

_Stereum versicolor._

[Illustration: Figure 382.--Stereum versicolor.]

Versicolor means changing color, referring to the different bands of
color. The pileus is effused, reflexed, having a number of different
zones; in some plants the zones are more marked than in others, the
zones appearing very much like those in Polyporus versicolor.

The hymenium is even, smooth and brown.

This is a very common plant, found everywhere on old logs and stumps. It
is widely diffused and can be found at any time of the year.

_Stereum spadiceum. Fr._

Pilei coriaceous and spreading, reflexed, villous, somewhat ferruginous;
margin rather obtuse, whitish, even beneath; smooth, brownish, and
bleeding when scratched or bruised.

_Stereum hirsutum. Fr._

Hirsutum means shaggy, hairy. The pilei are coriaceous