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42 Records
Status
Found in clusters on decaying wood, especially beech.
Description
Requires microscopic examination to determine species. Purple Jelly Drops records without microscopic verification should be placed at Ascocoryne cylichnium/sarcoides. Fruiting body: Pink to reddish-purple. Nearly round to irregular with wavy margin, cushion to saucer-shaped; flesh rubbery.
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Purple Jelly Drops (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/28/2014). Verified via spore print.
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Richard Orr.
Purple Jelly Drops (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/28/2014). Verified via spore print.
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Joanne Solem.
Purple Jelly Drops in Howard Co., Maryland (11/2/2019). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.
Purple Jelly Drops in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/7/2014).
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Lance Biechele.
Purple Jelly Drops in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/7/2014).
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Lance Biechele.
Purple Jelly Drops in Baltimore Co., Maryland (12/25/2018).
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Sue Muller.
Spores of Purple Jelly Drops in Howard Co., Maryland (11/2/2019). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.
Spores collected from a Purple Jelly Drops specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/28/2014). Elliptical with numerous oil droplets, smooth, hyaline; measured 20.5-21.3 X 5.1-5.8 microns.
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Robert Solem.
Spores collected from a Purple Jelly Drops specimen in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/7/2014). Photographed via oil immersion lens at 1000x.
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Lance Biechele.