Thursday, January 5, 2017

Mushroom!

Common Name: Soft Slipper; Jelly Crep





Width of cap: 1/2-2 1/2 inches
Cap: Convex, kidney-shaped to fan shaped, or semicircular, often thickened at the point of attachment; ochre-brown to orange- brown or tan, becoming whitish to grayish brown on drying; surface smooth or with scattered small scales; flesh thin, white, watery, upper layer gelatinous, odor not distinctive
Gills: Close, radiating from the point of attachment; pallid at first, becoming grayish brown to cinnamon in age. 
Stalk: Rudimentary or lacking.
Spore Print: Brown
Occurrence: Solitary to clustered on logs, fallen limbs, stumps, or standing deadwood of broad-leaved trees, rarely on conifer wood; summer-fall; occasional
Edibility: NOT EDIBLE

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