Calocera viscosa (Calocera viscosa)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
- Subclass: Incertae sedis (of uncertain position)
- Order: Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetes)
- Family: Dacrymycetaceae
- Genus: Calocera (Calocera)
- Type: Calocera viscosa (Calocera viscosa)
fruiting body:
Vertical “twig-shaped”, 3-6 cm high, 3-5 mm thick at the base, slightly branched, at most, resembling a homespun broom, at least – a stick with a pointed Rogulskaya at the end. Color – egg yellow, orange. The surface is sticky. The pulp is rubber-gelatinous, surface color, without noticeable taste and smell.
Spore powder:
Colorless or slightly yellowish (?). Spores are formed over the entire surface of the fruiting body.
Spread:
Calocera sticky grows on a woody substrate (including heavily decomposed submerged soil) in single or small groups, preferring coniferous wood, especially spruce. Promotes the development of brown rot. It occurs almost everywhere from early July to late autumn.
Similar species:
Hornets (in particular, some representatives of the genus Ramaria, but not only) can grow and look very similar, but the gelatinous texture of the pulp safely evacuates Kalocera from this series. Other members of this genus, such as the horn-shaped calocera (Calocera cornea), do not resemble the sticky calocera either in shape or color.
Edibility:
For some reason, it is not customary to talk about this in relation to Calocera viscosa. Therefore, the fungus must be considered neskedobny, although, I think, no one has tested this.