Bright orange, tapered cylindrical shape. 2 cm in height, 0.1 cm width. Soft, gelatinous flesh and slimy texture. Found growing in a small clump. No distinct taste or smell. No latex or staining.
Habitat
Mixed forest
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
4 cylindrical
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
jelly fungus
morphology summary
Material collected: jelly fungus
Habit: 3 compact clumps
Color of top surface: 5 orange
Spore print color: 1 white
Spore length: 8
Spore width: 4
Smell: 2 mild/none
Taste: 3 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous
Cap shape when mature: 4 cylindrical
Cap surface texture: 6 other - use only when the others clearly do not fit
Cap stickiness: 2 sticky or slimy when dry
Flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Flesh fracture: 1 jelly-like
Hymenium stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Latex color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Latex stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction Melzer's color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
cystidia: Not observed
