JELLY FUNGI 



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Hirneola auricula-judae 

 Jew's-ear 



C a p 5-S cm. wick', 

 (lark brown tn black, tlu- 

 hymcMiiuiii veiiii'd and 

 folded, tbc (lutsidc more- 

 or less downy, cup-shaped 

 or ear-like, firm : s p o r e s 

 kidney-slia]ie(k 15-20 X 5- 

 9/^. ilu' name refers to 

 the ear-like cap. 



On decaying wood ; 

 edible. 



EX 1 1)1 A 



Cap globoid to con- 

 vex, often spread out, 

 jelly-like, more or less 



roughened by tiny eleva- Figure 82. Tremellodox gel.atinosus 



tions, somewhat wrinkled 



or smooth, black. The name refers to its appearance of being e.xuded from the 

 branch on whicl\ it grows. 



Exidia glandulosa 

 Black Jelly 



Cap y2-2 cm. wide, 

 black, the surface wrinkled 

 or smooth, dotted with tiny 

 nipples, globoid, convex or 

 spread out. soft, trembling : 

 spores clear. oblong, 

 curved. 12-14 X -+-5/^. The 

 name refers to the tiny 

 nipples. 



Common as a black 

 jelly-like layer on branches. 

 of oak. birch, etc., thin and 

 crust-like -when dry : too 

 -mail to be of value. 



TREMELLA 



Figure 83. Hirxeola ai kicula-tud.ae 



Cap wrinkled and 

 folded or lobed. more or 



