Fungi

Toothed Jelly Fungus

Pseudohydnum gelatinosum

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 217, February 112, March 173, April 203, May 314, June 273, July 217, August 193, September 170, October 497, November 586, December 305.
United States16,371
Canada3,206
British Columbia2,940
Washington2,341
Oregon1,854
California1,526
Australia713
Victoria565
New York498
Ontario438

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderAuriculariales
GenusPseudohydnum

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Toothed Jelly Fungus with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.