Tremellodendron pallidum (Schw.) Burt syn. Tremellodendron schweinitzii (Pk.) Atkinson Fruit body 3-10cm high, 5-15cm wide, coral-like with several or many upright stems arising from a tough mycelial base; branches flattened and fused in parts; whitish to warm buff, frequently green in age from algae living in the moist tissue. Flesh tough, quite gelatinous. Spores subglobose to sausage-shaped, smooth, 7.5-10 x 4-6µ,-Deposit white. Habitat on humus or on the ground in mixed or deciduous woods. Frequent. Found in eastern North America, south to South Carolina and west to Minnesota, also in New Mexico. Season July-November. Edible but not worthwhile. |