Guepiniopsis alpina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi
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Division: | Basidiomycota
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Class: | Dacrymycetes
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Family: | Dacrymycetaceae
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Genus: | Guepiniopsis
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Species: | G. alpina
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Binomial name | |
Guepiniopsis alpina (Tracy & Earle) Brasf. (1938)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Guepinia alpina Tracy & Earle (1901) |
Guepiniopsis alpina![]() Mycological characteristics | |
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![]() | Smooth hymenium |
![]() | No distinct cap |
![]() | Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
![]() | Stipe is bare |
![]() | Ecology is saprotrophic |
![]() | Edibility is unknown |
Guepiniopsis alpina, commonly known as the jelly cup, alpine jelly cone, or poor man's gumdrop, is a species of fungus in the family Dacrymycetaceae. The small, gelatinous fruit bodies are orange and cone- or cup-shaped. Found in western North America, Sweden and Iran, the fungus grows on decaying conifer wood.
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