Fungi Outer Hebrides


Phylum: Basidiomycota   Family: Dacrymycetaceae

Calocera viscosa (Pers.) Fr.

Yellow Stagshorn

Confined to rotting coniferous wood, greasy to the touch. Although it looks like a coral fungus, it's related to the jelly fungi. Widespread and common

References: 
Breitenbach & Kranzlin (1986) Fungi of Switzerland, Volume 2, Non-gilled Fungi
O'Reilly (2016) Fascinated by Fungi

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