MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS 



FlGLRE 84. EXUUA r.LAXLiri.OSA 



less nutritious than most mushrooms. 



less lirain-likc or branch- 

 eil. iclh"-like. trembling, 

 tvi)icall\' white to vellow 

 or orauL^e. rareh' darker. 

 Large forms eommon on 

 deeaving trunks and 

 stumps, eonsiiicuous in 

 wet weather, drv and 

 more or less slirunken 

 and horn-like at other 

 times. All known spe- 

 cies are edible. thoULrh 



Key to the Species 



1. (.In wood or on leaf mold 



a. Cap ^yhite, coral-like 



b. Cap yellow or yellowish, at least not white 

 (1) Cap small. 1-3 cm. wide 



(2 I Cap large, 5-15 cm. wide 



(a) Cap orange-\"ellow, brain-like 



(b) Cap pink-yellow to purplish, with large leal 



like lobes 



2. On gill fuuL'i 



Tremella fuciformis 

 Coral Tremella 



C a p 10-1 5 cm. wkIj. 

 snow wdiite. liranclied into 

 stout, 2-forked. more or .J, 

 less erect lolies. jelly-like, 

 soft : spores clear, more 

 or less o\'oid. 7-') \ 5-0/-'-- 

 The name refers to the 

 Sea weed- like branches. 



( )n leaf mold in 

 \\oods ; edible. 



Tremella lutescens 

 Buff Tremella 



C a p 1 -3 cm. wide, 

 \-ellowish or bufl. more or 



T. tiiiitiiniiis 



T. lutcsc,-ns 



T. iiicscntcrica 



T. fioiidosa 



y. inwi-lof^liila 



Flc.LRl-; S5. TkI'MELI.V ITCIfORMlS 





