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Calocera viscosa
Species of fungus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Calocera viscosa is a species of fungus in the family Dacrymycetaceae. In the UK, it has the recommended English name of yellow stagshorn.[1] In North America it is variously called coral jelly fungus,[2] jelly staghorn,[3] yellow false coral,[4] yellow tuning fork,[5] and jelly antler.[6] Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are gelatinous, bright golden yellow, and branched. It grows exclusively on logs and dead wood of conifers. Calocera viscosa is a common species throughout Europe and has also been recorded from North America, Asia, and Australia.
Quick Facts Calocera viscosa, Scientific classification ...
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Calocera viscosa. Durmitor National Park, Montenegro | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Dacrymycetes |
Order: | Dacrymycetales |
Family: | Dacrymycetaceae |
Genus: | Calocera |
Species: | C. viscosa |
Binomial name | |
Calocera viscosa | |
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Clavaria viscosa Pers. (1794) |
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Quick Facts Calocera viscosaMycological characteristics ...
Calocera viscosa | |
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![]() | Smooth hymenium |
![]() | No distinct cap |
![]() | Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
![]() | Stipe is bare |
![]() | Spore print is white |
![]() | Ecology is saprotrophic |
![]() | Edibility is not recommended |
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