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Pseudohydnum gelatinosum —  Toothed Jelly Fungus  — Exidiaceae


Small to medium jelly fungus, with a “stalk” laterally attached to a spoon-shaped “cap.” Cap and stalk translucent/white, rubbery rather than jelly-like, smooth on top of the cap; bearing numerous tiny spines on the underside of the cap. Saprophytic.
 
 
Habitat:  Typically in small groups in conifer forests, on rotting logs or in deep debris. 

Scent: Not distinctive

Spores: White

Season: Autumn
 

 

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White/translucent cap
Heart O' The Hills Campground, ONP

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Spines on underside of cap
Heart O' The Hills Campground, ONP

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