Heterotexus alpinus

http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Heterotextus_alpinus.html

I've never seen this jelly fungi before, but it was absolutely everywhere on the trail we hiked today

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Jivko Nakev

Lion

There is a Wiki page for the synonym name Guepiniopsis alpina
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guepiniopsis_alpina
Posted 10 years ago
1. morpheme
  
  Lion
  
  thanks - I'll use that for the ID Posted 10 years ago

JohnR

Lion

The blob! Awesome! :) Posted 10 years ago
1. morpheme
  
  Lion
  
  lol.. there really are species that are blobs. This one grows in very distinct cones, which if you ask me, is even neater. They really do look like gumdrops. Posted 10 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Not sure what you did with the lights, but its gorgeous, really brings out the texture and highlights perfectly. Posted 10 years ago
1. morpheme
  
  Lion
  
  though I do occasionally supplement with an LED flashlight, this one was all natural sunlight - just caught it at a perfect moment as it came through the trees and highlighted this little fungi Posted 10 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

Perfection! Posted 7 years ago

The Guepiniopsis alpina

''Guepiniopsis alpina'', commonly known as the jelly cup, alpine jelly cone, or poor man's gumdrop, is a species of fungus in the family Dacrymycetaceae. The small, gelatinous Fruit bodies are orange and cone or cup shaped. Found in western North America and Iran, the fungus grows on decaying conifer wood.

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Similar species: Dacrymycetales

Species identified by morpheme