122 MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS 



Tremella mycetophila Parasitic Tremella 



Cap 1-lU cm. wide, yellowish to Avhitish, more or less plate-like, with circular 

 folds, jelly-fleshy, somewhat powdered ; spores clear, globose. 2-3/i. 



Parasitic on the caps and stems of mushrooms, C o 1 1 y b i a d r y u p h i 1 a and 

 Marasmius oreades; edible. 



Cap globoid to convex, somewhat folded or smooth, jelly-like, small. On wood. 

 The name means tear fungus. 



Figure 87. Guepinia spaihulata 



Dacryomyces stillatus Orange Tear 



Cap 2-9 mm. wide, yellow or orange, jelly-like, globoid or convex, more or ^ 

 less folded; spores clear, more or less curved, with cross walls. 18-30 X 8-1 2/x. 

 The name means drop-like. 



Common on decaying wood, clustered or in groups; too small to be of value. 



GUEPINIA 



Cap more or less spatula-like and stalked, cartilaginous rather thaii jelly- 

 like, shrinking little on drying. Named for the botanist Guepin. 



Guepinia spathulata Coral Spatula 



Cap 1-3 cm. tall, pale yellow, yellow or orange, spatula-shaped, lobed or 

 branched, and somewhat ridged above, with a narrow stem-like base, cartilaginous 

 or hornv. The name refers to the form. 



