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Dacrymyces palmatus
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.
Coniferous wood
Spotted on May 6, 2013
Submitted on May 6, 2013
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