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Species
Calocera viscosa, (Pers.: Fr.) Fr.
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Description

Fungus Type
otherfungus 
Habitat
On dead Hemlock wood. 
Fruiting Body

Spine like, brached; bright orange; forked up to three ways near top; 2.4 cm long; 0.15 cm wide at base; slightly tapering upwards.

 
Fertile Surface

 
Micro

Spores septate. Basidia tuning fork shaped.

 
Comments

This small jelley fungus is quite distinctive but could be comfused with its close relative Calocera cornea (Batsch: Fr.) Fr. which has an essetially unbranch, smaller fruiting body.

 

Representative Photos


2004-01-25 - 4162

2006-05-22 - IMG_2932.JPG


 

3 Collections for Shadow Lake Bog Macrofungi Survey

Photos Collection Number v Location Project
  2004-10-24-SLB-CM-27 SLB-Site 3 Shadow Lake Bog Macrofungi Survey
2004-01-25-SLB-Xie-13 SLB-Other Shadow Lake Bog Macrofungi Survey
2003-12-28-SLB-LW-04 SLB-Site 3 Shadow Lake Bog Macrofungi Survey