(Sebacina schweinitzii)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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IUCN Red List | not listed |
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NatureServe | not listed |
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Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Although Jellied False Coral Fungus looks like a coral fungus, microscopic features and recent DNA studies show that it is a jelly fungus. It obtains its nutrients from the roots of hardwood trees (mycorrhizal) but does not penetrate individual cells within the root. It is found on the ground near hardwood trees in woods and forests. The fruiting body is a The spore print is white. It is edible but rubbery and unpalatable. |
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Similar Species |
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True coral fungi are brittle, not leathery. | ||
Habitat and Hosts |
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Deciduous or mixed woods |
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Biology |
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Season |
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Spring to fall |
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Distribution |
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Occurrence |
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Common and widespread. More common than true coral fungi. |
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Taxonomy |
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Kingdom | Fungi (fungi) | ||
Subkingdom | Dikarya | ||
Phylum | Basidiomycota (club fungi) | ||
Subphylum | Agaricomycotina (jelly fungi, yeasts, and mushrooms) | ||
Class | Agaricomycetes (mushroom-forming fungi) | ||
No Rank | Agaricomycetes incertae sedis (no subclass) | ||
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Sebacinales | ||
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Sebacinaceae | ||
Genus |
Sebacina | ||
This species was formerly classified as Tremellodendron pallidum. A molecular and morphological study on Sebacinales published in 2014 proposed moving Tremellodendron species into the genus Sebacina. The name Tremellodendron pallidum was based on a taxonomic error in 1915, but it was widely accepted. With the move to the new genus that error was corrected and the species epithet schweinitzii was applied. |
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Synonyms |
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Tremellodendron pallidum Tremellodendron schweinitzii |
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Common Names |
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False Coral False Coral Fungus False Coral Mushroom Jellied False Coral Jellied False Coral Fungus |
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Glossary
Mycorrhizal
A symbiotic, usually beneficial relationship between a fungus and the tiny rootlets of a plant, usually a tree.
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Kirk Nelson |
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False Coral fungi along the Bluff Trail, Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Long Meadow Lake Unit |
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Sally Shea |
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noticed it growing under an oak in our backyard, Hennepin Co. |
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Steve Thompson |
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Trista |
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noticed it growing under an oak in our backyard, Hennepin Co. |
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False Corel, Jelly Fungi-white The Roaming Gnome...Glenn Munro |
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About
Published on May 26, 2015 False Coral, Jelly Fungus- Tremellodendron pallidum; Occurs same time as other jellies I collected late May 2015 Central Missouri. Identification rating for accuracy 75% sure. Edibility: Recorded to upset stomach...if not prepared correctly. Food allergies. |
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