Dacrymyces palmatus

Dacrymyces palmatus (Orange Jelly) is a species of fungi in the family Dacrymycetaceae, and is alternately reported to be both edible[1][2] and inedible.[3]

Gelatinous fruit body of Dacrymyces palmatus on a conifer log

Dacrymyces palmatus
Orange Jelly in West Berlin, Vermont
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Division:
Class:
Order:
Dacrymycetales
Family:
Dacrymycetaceae
Genus:
Species:
D. palmatus
Binomial name
Dacrymyces palmatus
Bres. (1904)
Synonyms

Dacrymyces chrysospermus Berk. & M.A. Curtis 1873

References

  1. Lincoff GH. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to Mushrooms – North America. New York, New York: AAKnopf. p. 381. ISBN 0-394-51992-2.
  2. Emberger, Gary. "Dacrymyces chrysospermus". Fungi Growing on Wood. Messiah College Oakes Museum. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 358. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.


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