Calocera viscosa
Foraging: Never eat a wild mushroom on a photo or an app’s word. Many deadly species look like edible ones.
About
Calocera viscosa is a species of fungus in the family Dacrymycetaceae. In the United Kingdom, it has the recommended English name of yellow stagshorn. In North America it is variously called coral jelly fungus, jelly staghorn, yellow false coral, yellow tuning fork, and jelly antler.
- Family
- Dacrymycetaceae
In the kitchen
Yellow stagshorn is not eaten by humans. While its jelly-like texture might look tempting, it's important to remember that not all fungi are safe to consume. Always be cautious and consult experts before foraging for mushrooms.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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- Name
- Calocera viscosa
- Slug
- calocera-viscosa
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Dacrymycetaceae
- Genus
- Calocera
- Species
- viscosa
- Wikidata QID
- Q256970
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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