Did not see any other jelly fungi in the surrounding area; appeared to be only specimen. Sample golden yellow/orange colour, turned dark orange when dried.
Habitat
Amongst leaves, rocks and forest floor detritus; found on a thin piece of bark. Douglas fir, Red Alder surrounded area.
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
jelly fungus
morphology summary
Material collected: jelly fungus
Habit: 1 solitary or scattered
Color of top surface: 4 yellow/gold
Secondary color top surface: 5 orange
Spore print color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Hymenium color when young: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Hymenium color when mature: 4 yellow/gold
Spore length: 10
Spore width: 5
Smell: 2 mild/none
Taste: 3 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous
Flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Stipe flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Spore shape: 7 sausage shape
Spore ornamentation: 1 smooth
cystidia: None
