Species details
Apricot jelly
Guepinia helvelloides
Traditionally edible
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Description
A pink to reddish gelatinous fungus shaped like an ear or trumpet, often growing near decaying conifer wood.
Identification features
Fruitbody about 4–7 cm wide, ear-, funnel- or trumpet-shaped, vivid pink to reddish and elastically gelatinous.
Identification checklist
Check the distinctly pink-red gelatinous texture and ear- to trumpet-shaped form.
How to separate similar species
Aleuria aurantia is more cup-shaped and less distinctly gelatinous. Red Sarcoscypha species have a different cup structure.
Habitat
Grows on calcareous ground beside or on decaying conifer wood, often in groups, from summer to late autumn.
Fruiting period
July, August, September, October, November
Similar species
- Orange peel fungus (Aleuria aurantia)
- Sarcoscypha species
- Guepinia species