JELLY FUNGI 



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FlCURli 82. TRKWIiLLODOX GELATINOSl'S 



Hirneola auricula-judae 

 Jew's-ear 



Cap 5-8 cm. wide, 

 dark brown to black, the 

 liMneiiium \'eined and 

 folded, the outside more 

 or less downw cup-shaped 

 or ear-like, firm ; s p o res 

 kidney-shaped, 13-20 X 5- 

 9/.1. The name refers to 

 the ear-like cajj. 



On decaying wood ; 

 edible. 



EXIDI.V 



Cap) globoid to con- 

 ^■ex, often spread out, 

 iellv-like, more or less 

 roughened b\- tiny eleva- 

 tions, some^vhat wrinkled 



or smooth, black. The name refers to its appearance of being exuded fnim the 

 branch on which it grows. 



Exidia glandulosa 

 >-■ - Black Jelly 



Cap J/2-2 cm. wide, 

 black, the surface wrinkled 

 or smooth, dotted with tinv 

 nipples, globoid, convex or 

 spread out, soft, trembling ; 

 spores clear, oblong, 

 curved, 12-14 X -^-S|a. 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 

 small to be of value. 



TREMELLA 



Figure 83. }1irneol.\ .vurilL'LA-jlhah 



Cap wrinkled and 

 folded or lobed, more or 



