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Calocera cornea Growing on fallen hardwood at the edge of a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> The branching of the tips makes me hesitant to confirm this ID 100 percent!<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60899/calocera_cornea.html" title="Calocera cornea"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/60899_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=%2Bt1Of%2BpjWkI7yptwHfm%2FhSxC%2F9w%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Calocera cornea Growing on fallen hardwood at the edge of a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> The branching of the tips makes me hesitant to confirm this ID 100 percent!<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60898/calocera_sp._possibly_c._cornea.html Calocera cornea,Geotagged,Spring,United States,dacrymycetales,fungi,fungus,jelly fungus,tuning fork" /></a></figure> Calocera cornea,Geotagged,Spring,United States,dacrymycetales,fungi,fungus,jelly fungus,tuning fork Click/tap to enlarge

Calocera cornea

Growing on fallen hardwood at the edge of a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.
The branching of the tips makes me hesitant to confirm this ID 100 percent!

Calocera cornea Growing on fallen hardwood at the edge of a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> The branching of the tips makes me hesitant to confirm this ID 100 percent!<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60898/calocera_sp._possibly_c._cornea.html Calocera cornea,Geotagged,Spring,United States,dacrymycetales,fungi,fungus,jelly fungus,tuning fork

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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 Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Jun 2, 2018. Captured May 19, 2018 00:58 in 233 Hopewell Dr, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/5.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm

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