Description ³

FRUIT BODY 2-15 cm high; with a confluent "cap" and "stem," though the dividing line between them is hard to pin down; "cap" funnel-shaped or irregular, often with a slit down one side; inner surface smooth, pinkish orange; outer surface smooth or wrinkled, colored like the inner surface (or paler); "stem" central or off-center, colored like the outer surface except for a whitish base; flesh rubbery. ODOR and TASTE not distinctive. SPORE COLOR white. ECOLOGY saprobic; growing on the ground or on well rotted wood; almost always found under conifers; summer and fall (also winter in warmer climates); widely distributed in northern and montane North America.

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Summary ⁴

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 (1.6–3.9 in) tall and up to 17 cm (6.7 in) wide; the stalks are not well-differentiated from

Fontes e Créditos

1. (c) Philippe Chabbert, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guepinia_helvelloides_Vercors.jpg
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3. (c) W.Coyote, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)
4. Adaptado por W.Coyote de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guepinia_helvelloides

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