Inner peridium cartilaginous, dehiscent at the apex by a stellate
fissure; columella none; threads of the capillitium very long, much
branched and interwoven.
II.—=CORTICATÆ.=
Outer peridium (cortex) a soft, fragile, more or less deciduous layer,
often with external projections in the shape of warts, spines or scales.
(_c_) _Peridium stipitate._