Purple Jellydisc
Taken at
Dalzell Estate
on 10th December 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Taken at
Strathclyde Park
on 11th December 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5
in macro mode.
Purple Jellydisc.
Species
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Order:
Family:
Ascocoryne sarcoides.
Leotiales.
Gelatinodiscaceae.
Habitat:
Season
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Edibility:
Mainly on stumps and logs of fallen broadleaf trees particularly beech.
Fruiting late summer, autumn early winter.
Inedible.
When picking any fungus for consumption, caution should be exercised at all times.