Club-like Tuning Fork - Calocera cornea

Habitat: Growing on a fallen, decorticated sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)

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morpheme

Lion

I'd say Calocera sp. over Mucronella - Mucronella hangs down like icicles and has more pointed tips. Calocera cornea seems the most likely. There are some other Caloceras that would probably look the same at that size, but they grow on conifer wood rather than hardwoods. Posted 2 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Excellent, thanks so much! Posted 2 years ago

The Club-like Tuning Fork

"Calocera cornea" is a jelly fungus that grows on decaying wood. It is a member of the Dacrymycetales, an order of fungi characterized by their unique "tuning fork" basidia.

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Similar species: Dacrymycetales

Species identified by Christine Young