Scientific name: Ductifera pululahuana (Pat.) Wells
Derivation of name:
Synonyms: Exidia alba (Lloyd) Burt
Common name(s): Pale jelly roll; White jelly fungus.
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Order: Tremellales
Family: Exidiaceae
Occurrence on wood substrate: Saprobic; forming dense
clusters on decaying deciduous wood; July through
October.
Dimensions: Forming dense clusters 1-15 cm across and up
to 2 cm high.
Description: White to dingy yellow; irregular brainlike or
convoluted masses.
Edibility: Unknown.
Comments: Ductifera pululahuana fruits on barkless
deciduous trees. It discolors purplish or brownish with
age or upon handling.
More information at MushroomExpert.com:
Figure 1. Ductifera pululahuana on a dead
log.
Photo © Gary Emberger.
Figure 2.
Ductifera pululahuana commonly grows on
barkless hardwoods. Photo © Gary Emberger.
Figure 3. White jelly fungus forms brain-like, deeply
convoluted, irregular masses that can cover extensive
areas of wood. Photo © Gary Emberger.
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Figure 4. Ductifera pululahuana growing on stump.
Photo © Gary Emberger.
Figure 5. A closer view of the specimen in Figure 4.
Photo © Gary Emberger.
Figure 6. Irregular masses of Ductifera pululahuana on a
barkless log. Photo © Steve
Nelsen.
Figure 7. A closer view of a portion of Figure 6.
Photo © Steve
Nelsen.
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