10/Sep/23, 2:53 PM
Raudoja, Harju County
Mixed forest spruce-pine-birch, in moss, on decaying material
59°22'44.6"N 25°29'07.4"E
🔆 Still weather with overcast, shaded space
Original Instagram postCalocera viscosa
Yellow Stagshorn
- Scientific identification
- Calocera viscosa (Pers.) Fr.
- Family
- Dacrymycetaceae
- Class
- Dacrymycetes
- Genus
- Calocera
Names across languages
- English: Yellow Stagshorn
- German: Klebriger Hörnling
- Estonian: Suur sarvik
- Russian: Калоцера клейкая
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2023-09-10.
Cap
0.5-2 cm across. Initially convex, becoming more irregular and lobed, often elongated, bright yellow to orange-yellow, gelatinous in texture, sometimes forked at the tip.
Hymenium
No true gills or pores, but a smooth, gelatinous surface.
Hymenium attachment
N/A.
Stipe
Tapered, gelatinous, bright yellow, and often forked or branched.
Spore print
Spore Print: White.
Ecology
Saprobic; growing on coniferous wood, especially on fallen logs and stumps.
Edibility
Inedible; tough and gelatinous consistency.
Fruit body
Up to 10 cm tall.
Odour
Not distinctive.
Microscopy
Spores are cylindrical, smooth, 9-11 x 3-3.5 µm.
Overview
Conspicuous jelly fungus due to its vibrant coloration and unique branched, antler-like appearance. Despite the resemblance to true coral fungi, it belongs to the Dacrymycetes order, characterized by their distinctive Y-shaped basidia.
1821). Syst. Mycol. (Lundae) 1: 486.
Field encounters
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