Orange Jelly Spot
Dacrymyces chrysospermus Berk. & M.A.Curtis
Also called: orange jelly
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Photos
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Photo: Megan “Moe” Morelock. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Zac Peterson. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Chuck Wilson. CC0. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Emerson. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 215 |
| February | 113 |
| March | 114 |
| April | 99 |
| May | 97 |
| June | 127 |
| July | 197 |
| August | 328 |
| September | 384 |
| October | 526 |
| November | 325 |
| December | 265 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Ontario 338 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 299 records · Foraging rules
- California 162 records · Foraging rules
- Nova Scotia 143 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 132 records · Foraging rules
- New York 98 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 97 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 90 records · Foraging rules
- Oregon 73 records · Foraging rules
- Louisiana 69 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 64 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 62 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 54 records · Foraging rules
- Prince Edward Island 49 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 43 records · Foraging rules
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- Massachusetts42 records
- Maine41 records
- Georgia36 records
- Michigan36 records
- Ohio35 records
- Maryland31 records
- Tennessee28 records
- New Jersey26 records
- West Virginia26 records
- New Brunswick25 records
- Alberta24 records
- New Hampshire24 records
- Connecticut20 records
- Montana20 records
- South Carolina19 records
- Wisconsin17 records
- Illinois16 records
- Colorado15 records
- Idaho15 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador14 records
- Indiana12 records
- Manitoba11 records
- Alaska10 records
- Florida10 records
- New Mexico10 records
- Texas10 records
- Saskatchewan7 records
- Alabama7 records
- Delaware5 records
- Yukon5 records
- Arizona4 records
- Northwest Territories4 records
- Mississippi3 records
- South Dakota2 records
- Missouri2 records
- Utah2 records
- Arkansas1 records
- District of Columbia1 records
- Kentucky1 records
- Rhode Island1 records
About
Dacrymyces chrysospermus is a species of jelly fungus in the family Dacrymycetaceae. In the UK it has the recommended English name of orange jelly spot; in North America it is known as orange jelly or orange witch's butter.
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