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Orange Fungus - Calocera cornea? Habitat: Growing out of a small, downed, hardwood tree in a deciduous forest.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/100885/orange_fungus_-_calocera_cornea.html" title="Orange Fungus - Calocera cornea?"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/100885_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=rst%2FWpyHwFDkQVUhWvJgfcp4rVY%3D" width="200" height="160" alt="Orange Fungus - Calocera cornea? Habitat: Growing out of a small, downed, hardwood tree in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/100883/orange_fungus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/100884/orange_fungus.html Calocera cornea,Geotagged,Summer,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/100884/orange_fungus_-_calocera_cornea.html" title="Orange Fungus - Calocera cornea?"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/100884_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=NgEKtBWluSKad0JuJ2frVPs%2Fsp8%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Orange Fungus - Calocera cornea? Habitat: Growing out of a small, downed, hardwood tree in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/100883/orange_fungus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/100885/orange_fungus.html Calocera cornea,Geotagged,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> Calocera cornea,Geotagged,Summer,United States,fungus,orange fungus Click/tap to enlarge

Orange Fungus - Calocera cornea?

Habitat: Growing out of a small, downed, hardwood tree in a deciduous forest.

Orange Fungus - Calocera cornea? Habitat: Growing out of a small, downed, hardwood tree in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/100883/orange_fungus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/100884/orange_fungus.html Calocera cornea,Geotagged,Summer,United States

Orange Fungus - Calocera cornea? Habitat: Growing out of a small, downed, hardwood tree in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/100883/orange_fungus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/100885/orange_fungus.html Calocera cornea,Geotagged,Summer,United States

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  1. View Gary B's profile
    Gary B
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    Looks similar to the one I saw but I'm not convinced yet that it is Calocera cornea. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      I'm not totally convinced about yours either. I've IDed mine as Calocera cornea for now though. Posted 5 years ago

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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
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Sep 5, 2020. Captured Sep 4, 2020 10:56 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO500
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.