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the onu genus, T r e m e 1 1 o d o n. which will probably be sought among the tooth 

 fungi. -Manv of the species are edible, though not of great excellence. 1 hey occur 



typically on \yood, though one is a parasite on gill fungi, 

 jelly-like nature of the plant. 



The name refers to the 



KEY TO THE GENERA 



1. Cap ^vith teeth, fan- or funnel-like Tremellodon 



2. Cap without teeth 



a. Cap blackish brown or black 



(1 ) Cap large, 5-12 cm. tough, concaye or ear-like Hirneola 

 (2) Cap small. ^2-2 cm., soft, globoid to conyex Exidia 



b. Cap white to yellow or orange, rarely brownish 



( 1 ) C_'ap globoid to brain-like or branched, jelly-like 

 {a. I Cap wrinkled, folded or branched, large. 1-12 



cm, Tremella 



(bi Cap smooth or with small folds, small, 4-9 



mm. Dacryomyces 



(2) Cap small, erect, flattened, stalked, cartilagi- 

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TUEMEIJ.ODOX 



Cap fan-like, or incompletely funnel-form, more or less stalked, soft, jelly-like, 

 the lower or spore-bearing surface consisting of teeth. This fungus will be sought 

 first among the tooth fungi, but its texture and structural characters place it among 

 the jelly fungi. The name refers to the gelatinous texture and the teeth. 



Tremellodon gelatinosus Jelly Spine 



Cap 2-8 cm. wide, more or less clear, with bluish tinge, roughened with small 

 dots, jelly-like, trembling, usually fan-shaped, somewhat stalked; teeth soft, white; 

 spores globoid, clear, 7-S/x. The name refers to the ielly-like texture. 



(Jn decaying wood, autumn and winter ; said to be delicious when slowly stewed. 



IIIltXEOI.A 



Cap more or less cup-shaped <ir ear-like, jelly-like liut firm when wet. horny 

 when dr\', the hMiienium often yeined or folded, but without teeth. The name refers 

 to the cup-like form. 



