10/Sep/23, 3:27 PM
Raudoja, Harju County
Mixed forest spruce-pine-birch, in moss, on decaying material
59°22'46.6"N 25°28'59.4"E
🔆 Still sunny weather with overcast, shaded space
Original Instagram postCudonia circinans
Redleg Jellybaby
- Scientific identification
- Cudonia circinans (Pers.) Fr.
- Family
- Cudoniaceae
- Class
- Leotiomycetes
- Genus
- Cudonia
Names across languages
- English: Redleg Jellybaby
- German: Helm-Kreisling
- Estonian: Harilik ringik
- Russian: Кудония закрученная
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2023-09-10.
Cap
0.5-1.5 cm in diameter. Initially convex, becoming flatter or slightly depressed, tan to ochre-brown, smooth to slightly wrinkled, edges typically turned down and inrolled.
Hymenium
Smooth surface, no true gills or pores, pale brown to ochre.
Hymenium attachment
N/A.
Stipe
Same color as cap, but paler and often more translucent, slightly tapered, and with a smooth surface.
Spore print
Spore Print: Pale ochre to light brown.
Ecology
Saprobic; found on soil among mosses, leaf litter, and decaying organic matter in mixed and coniferous forests.
Odour
Not distinctive.
Edibility
Not recommended for consumption due to its small size and unknown edibility.
Fruit body
Up to 3 cm tall.
Microscopy
Spores are elliptical, smooth, 16-20 x 6-8 µm.
Overview
Small club-like fungus, notable for its simple, undivided appearance and preference for growing among moss.
1849). Summa Veg. Scand., Sectio Post. (Stockholm): 348.
Field encounters
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