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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Jivko Nakev

Lion

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

Christine Young

Lion

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. Jivko Nakev
  
  Lion
  
  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

The Guepinia

''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

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Similar species: Auriculariales

Species identified by Jivko Nakev