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Orange Jelly Fungus

Dacrymyces palmatus

Description:

Photo take at my backyard on a old hard wood bench, gummy look very small about 4 mm tall yellow doge color. Fruitbodies are 2-6 cm long by 1-3 cm high, slimy, soft, gelatinous, orange to orange-yellow, spatula-shaped at first but becoming lobed or multi-lobed and convoluted. Common and widespread, it fruits on dead conifer logs and stumps.

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2 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Thanks auntnance :)

auntnance123
auntnance123 11 years ago

It's a jelly fungus; sorry can be of no more help.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Spotted by
Gerardo Aizpuru

Mexico

Spotted on Jun 8, 2012
Submitted on Jun 8, 2012

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