Calocera viscosa
Calocera viscosa | |
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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 | |
Synonyms | |
Clavaria viscosa Pers. (1794) |
Calocera viscosa Mycological characteristics | |
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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 |
Calocera viscosa is a species of fungus in the family Dacrymycetaceae. In the UK, it has the recommended English name of yellow stagshorn. In North America it is variously called coral jelly fungus, jelly staghorn, yellow false coral, yellow tuning fork, and jelly antler. 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.
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