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This could be confused with Clavulinopsis fusiformis, as it might be thought of as an envrionmentally distorted version of that mushroom. But there is a basic difference between the two, Neolecta is an ascomycete, Clavulinopsis is a basidiomycete. Microscopically, it would be much harder to confuse the two. The lumpy and distorted shapes of Neolecta irregularis are typical of its shape, as is the terrestrial habitat in woods and the August to October season of fruiting.
Bessette - Mushrooms of Northeastern North
America; page 512
Lincoff - Audubon Field Guide to North American
Mushrooms; page 359
Barron - Mushrooms of Northeast North America;
page 71
Phillips - Mushrooms of North America; page
309
Arora - Mushrooms Demystified; page 871
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| Brought to BMC meeting October 22, 2001 |