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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: Orange |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Other |
| stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent |
| flesh: Flesh fibrous usually pliable (like grass) |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on wood |
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Dacrymyces palmatus (Schw.) Bres. Fruit body 1-2.5cm high, 1-6cm wide, a large, lobed, brain-like mass; bright orange to deep orange-red, with a white rooting attachment at the base; horny when dry. Flesh tough, gelatinous, becoming softer and finally melting away. Spores cylindrical to sausage-shaped, smooth, becoming 8-10-celled, 17-25 x 6-8µ. Deposit yellowish. Habitat on coniferous wood. Found throughout North America. Season May-November. Not edible. |
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Kristen Bailey (United Kingdom) - 03 January 2012
Jelly fungus - Dacrymyces palmatus - on a fallen branch in Crawley, West Sussex, UK on 3rd January 2012.
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Kristen Bailey (United Kingdom) - 03 January 2012
Jelly fungus - Dacrymyces palmatus - found on fallen branch in Crawley, West Sussex, UK on 3rd January 2012.
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