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Apricot Jelly Fungus

Guepinia Helvelloides

Photo by Tanz
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Field Notes

Description:

Saw this in our backyard. It was found along an edge of a pond about 10 feet up in low lying plants. Not sure if this should have the scientific name or Tremiscus Helvelloides.

Notes:

So yesterday I went to check on the fungus in the back and it started to fade slightly in color. Today though I am extremely sad to report that some person did not tread lightly and left a foot print, destroying all of them. This infuriates me!

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Guepinia

Species ID Suggestions

antler fungi, finger fungi, worm mold, and spaghetti mushroom or coral fungus

clavariaceae

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AlexKonig
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Comments (14)
AlexKonig
no problem, but i'm afraid it will be earliest next year. It comes still fungi popped out but the main-time is almost over. hope the winter goes by fast. till next time, btw - will post everything i find, have still 4000 pictures at the hand for the wintermonth.
Tanz
Thanks Alex, it took me awhile to figure it out! Mushrooms/fungi are new to me and they are so much fun! Yet to see a fully matured, still ticked that someone wrecked the last one. Oh well I will keep my eye out for more like it! Good luck with spotting one! If you do please let me know! I will watch your postings too! Thanks again and happy hunting! :)
AlexKonig
as i see have you found the RIGHT id, have you seen a fully matured one ? they are growing also here, but till now haven't found on (stands already on the to-do-list) from picture i have seen from the baby,juvenile "guepina" i will agree with your id. here some more infos: ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guepinia_helvelloides ) ( http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&sugexp=kjrmc&cp=19&gs_id=2&xhr=t&q=artomyces+pyxidatus&safe=off&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1264&bih=663&wrapid=tljp131991305235200&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi#um=1&hl=nl&safe=off&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=Guepinia+helvelloides&oq=Guepinia+helvelloides&aq=f&aqi=g-L1&aql=1&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=1429648l1429648l0l1431137l1l1l0l0l0l0l1264l1264l7-1l1l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=2e575211d267ec2c&biw=1264&bih=663 ) ( http://eol.org/pages/1017402/overview ) ( http://www.mushroomexpert.com/phlogiotis_helvelloides.html ) i said i will look again. good luck for the next spottings
Tanz
LOL thanks for the info! I had no idea it was wrong. Such a newbie I am! ;)
AlexKonig
alstjeblief (nl - you're welcome) .tanz. the common name jelly fungus and the science/latin name :fam clavariaceae and also the category isnt right. set it fast right, before a noah ranger sees it. :) . only suggested from me
Tanz
I just moved to British Columbia, Canada from Alberta Canada and Alberta is not the best for mushroom sightings. At least where I lived, but moving here has been a HUGE eye opener in plants and critters. I love it. There is so much to learn and I am so thankful for Project Noah and all the help I have been receiving to identify all the cool mushrooms etc. So thanks!
AlexKonig
ok thanks, now is the time for jelly fungus. at least here in netherland. found this month so much, i had not know there where so many growing here in this corner of the world
Tanz
Thanks Alex. I too was very disappointed. My back yard, as I call it, is shared with many people in our complex. It is such a shame when people do not tread lightly;y and end up destroying something so beautiful. I appreciate all your help and if more pop up I will let you know! :)
AlexKonig
sadly to hear tanz.would have loved to see a jelly fungus maturing. i could not get closer to a species, but it should surely be from the fam clavariaceae ( you could set the id as common name jelly fungus/ fam. clavariaceae and then a referenz-site your choice) when there not popping others up. then you can sadly not narrow the species, without new features. sorry good luck, still nice spotting.
AlexKonig
your welcome. no problem and do so i will follow them!
Tanz
They actually stand several inches to several feet apart. They are also all the same color no matter the size. I will keep watching them until they disappear and will continue to take pics if they change. I will re-post any changes. Thanks for your help!
AlexKonig
do they all stand apart, have some of them little branches on them. are they fused, or maybe some curl/bent a bit. get they clearer or brighter in color when they age? maybe some things you can look for. here some colorful fungus spottings me, have found recently some pretty bright colored mushrooms. ( http://www.projectnoah.org/users/AlexKonig ) and here some from the fam: clavariaceae from google image ( http://www.google.com/search?q=honey+mushroom&rls=com.microsoft:nl&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1203&bih=600#um=1&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:nl&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=Clavariaceae&oq=Clavariaceae&aq=f&aqi=g1g-S1&aql=1&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=8751l12997l24l15854l10l10l0l4l4l0l445l1766l2-4.1.1l6l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=dbdfdd3a612d6e37&biw=1203&bih=600 ).
Tanz
Thanks Alex. I watch it everyday to see if it has changed in any way. There were actually two of them them at the time, one being much smaller and now there are also 3 more smaller ones. The other two have not changed at all! It is pretty cool and very interesting to see! I have a top view of the pic and will also post it so you can see it. The colors of this fungus are amazing to me. Especially amongst the green!
AlexKonig
i think this is an fughi/mushroom/mold . when you follow the spotting some days and take some more picture, then the genus of species could be identified, it seem to have just started, so the only thing to say could be a guessed fam : clavariaceae.maybe you will follow a beautiful but coral fungus. btw very nice pic

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