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Apricot Jelly Vase-like pale pink fungi. They were rubbery and ranged in size from 3-7cm tall. The scientific name is debatable for this fungus - some sources say it is Phlogiotis helvelloides, while others state it is Guepinia helvelloides. Apricot Jelly,Fungus,Geotagged,Guepinia,Guepinia helvelloides,Phlogiotis helvelloides,Summer,United States,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Apricot Jelly

Vase-like pale pink fungi. They were rubbery and ranged in size from 3-7cm tall. The scientific name is debatable for this fungus - some sources say it is Phlogiotis helvelloides, while others state it is Guepinia helvelloides.

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  1. Christine, there is a Wiki page, saying Guepinia helvelloides is a single species of Guepinia genus.
    Also, in Catalogue of life IRIS Guepinia helvelloides is shown as current name.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guepinia
    http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2015/details/species/id/a70b1edcaf6004e93a879d99e7208a46
    I really don't know which one to create here.
    Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
  2. Okay, go with Guepinia helvelloides. There is some debate about the current name over this one, but it looks like Guepinia helvelloides is the currently accepted name. Thanks! Posted 7 years ago
    1. It seems somebody has created the species. Oh, I see, the species has been linked to the Wiki page of the Genus Guepinia. Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago

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''Guepinia'' is a genus of fungus in the Auriculariales order. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species ''Guepinia helvelloides'', commonly known as the apricot jelly. The fungus produces salmon-pink, ear-shaped, gelatinous fruit bodies that grow solitarily or in small tufted groups on soil, usually associated with buried rotting wood. The fruit bodies are 4–10 cm tall and up to 17 cm wide; the stalks are not well-differentiated from the cap. The fungus, although rubbery, is edible,.. more

Similar species: Auriculariales
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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Uploaded Jan 6, 2018. Captured Sep 21, 2017 09:50 in 3353 VT-30, Dorset, VT 05251, USA.
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  • ISO400
  • 100mm