Fungi > Basidiomycota > Dacrymycetes > Dacrymycetales > Dacrymycetaceae > Calocera > Calocera viscosaCalocera viscosa (Yellow Stagshorn)Synonyms: Calocera cavarae; Calocera flammea; Calocera stricta; Calocera viscosa cavarae; Calocera viscosa var. cavarae; Clavaria viscosa; Merisma viscosum Calocera viscosa, commonly known as the yellow stagshorn, is a jelly fungus, a member of the Dacrymycetales, an order of fungi characterized by their unique "tuning fork" basidia. It has bright orange, yellow or occasionally white branching basidiocarps, which are somewhat gelatinous in texture and slimy to the touch (hence the specific name). It is relatively large for a jelly fungus, and can reach up to ten centimetres in height. It is widespread and common, and its bright colour makes it stand out in its habitat. It grows on decaying conifer wood, typically stumps and roots, although this may not be obvious if the wood is covered in leaf litter. It fruits throughout the year, but is most commonly seen in autumn. |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Avon Gorge Woodlands |
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376 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Border Mires, Kielder – Butterburn |
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29286 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Borrowdale Woodland Complex |
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1650 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Lake District High Fells |
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66717 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Pennine Moors |
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254789 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North York Moors |
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108930 |
England, United Kingdom |
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River Eden |
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6087 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Stiperstones and The Hollies |
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1486 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics. |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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