Rogers Mushrooms - Pseudohydnum gelatinosum Mushroom


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Pseudohydnum gelatinosum. Click a photo to enlarge it. back to list

synonyms: Eispilz, Gallertiger Zitterzahn, Jelly Tooth, Tremelle gélatineuse, Tremellodon gélatineux

Ref No: 8846
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Ref No: 8847
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location: North America

edibility: Inedible

fungus colour: Brown, Grey to beige

normal size: Less than 5cm

cap type: Other

stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent

flesh: Mushroom slimy or sticky

spore colour: White, cream or yellowish

habitat: Grows on wood

Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (Scop. ex Fr.) Karst. syn. Tremellodon gelatinosum (Scop. ex Fr.) Fr. Gallertiger Zitterzahn, Eispilz, Tremellodon gélatineux, Tremelle gélatineuse, Jelly Tooth. Fruit body 2–6cm across, spatula-like or fan-shaped, gelatinous, bluish-grey becoming brownish, upper surface finely roughened or downy; lower surface covered in whitish spines 2–5mm long. Spores white, broadly ovate to subglobose, 5–7 x 5µ. Basidia resembling a hot cross bun when seen from above. Habitat on conifer stumps. Season autumn. Uncommon. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.


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