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Dacryomycetales
Family: Dacryomycetaceae
Members of this group are small and jelly like. They appear in different
forms like clubs or petal like shapes. They are often brightly coloured.
Dacryopinax Spathularia
Where: Te Mata Trust Park in Havelock North. In July, 2000.
It has a jelly like texture and despite it's small size it had quite a grip
on the tree, very hard to get a sample
Yellow in colour, petal or fan shaped with a short stalk.
Edibility: Unknown? But it's too small to be of value.
Calocera Fusca
Found on a fallen log At Te Mata Trust Park in Havelock North in July,
2000.
Pin like structures no more than 1cm high. Growing curved on it's host. They
grow in dense groups over the surface of damp rotting wood.
Texture is jelly like and smooth holding fast onto the host.
Edibility: Not edible!! Too small anyway
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Last Update
17 Feb 2007