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Dacrymycetales

Dacrymycetales

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Description:

The mushroom was found next to the bottom of a believed to be a White Birch tree seeping out of the bark. It was found in early November. The area it was found in was in the sun in the woods. The temperature was about 15.56 degrees celsius. The soil was moist when the photo was taken. The mushroom is about 5 cm. The mushroom was soft and sticky. It was found on a White Birch tree. The color is a bright orange. There is no stalk. There is no cap. The spore print was not there. There is no collar. The mushroom was 5 cm. by 2 cm. and shaped liked a exclamation point. There is no odor, and other mushrooms. It I think is a Dacrymycetales. The web sites used was http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jelly_fungi, http://tolweb.org/Eukaryotes/3, and http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/chooser.asp
Kingdom:Fungi
Phylum:Dikarya
Division:Basidomycota
Class:Agarimycotina
Order:Heterobasidiomycetes
Family:Dacrymycetales

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PublishedDecember 19, 2011

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