jellied false coral fungus

Edibility

Edibility unknown — do not eat

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Photos

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.

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Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

• Pennsylvania 109 records · Foraging rules
• New York 102 records · Foraging rules
• Illinois 95 records · Foraging rules
• Wisconsin 89 records · Foraging rules
• West Virginia 87 records · Foraging rules
• North Carolina 86 records · Foraging rules
• Ohio 78 records · Foraging rules
• Minnesota 76 records · Foraging rules
• Virginia 72 records · Foraging rules
• Indiana 63 records · Foraging rules
• Georgia 62 records · Foraging rules
• Massachusetts 51 records · Foraging rules
• Ontario 48 records · Foraging rules
• Tennessee 47 records · Foraging rules
• New Jersey 35 records · Foraging rules

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About

Sebacina schweinitzii, more commonly known as the jellied false coral fungus or false coral fungus, is a basidiomycete mushroom in the genus Sebacina. The earliest name given with the species is Thelephora pallida, published by Lewis David de Schweinitz in 1832, but that name is illegitimate. This fungus was officially described by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck in 1878 as Thelephora schweinitzii, but since then has been renamed multiple times and changed genera. It is named after Schweinitz, who is widely considered the "father of North American mycology."

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