MIN : Fungi
Bell Museum fungi
Catalog (Accession) #:
966557
Occurrence ID (GUID):
006307d3-75ac-4df4-966a-2ccc40c79a76
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #:
1301542
Taxon:
Calocera cornea (Batsch) Fr.
Family: Dacrymycetaceae
Family: Dacrymycetaceae
Determiner: T. Pieper (17-Jul.2021)
Collector:
Pieper, T. TRP 303
Date: 2021-07-17
Verbatim Date: 17-Jul-2021
Locality:
United States, Minnesota, Meeker, Darwin, Greenleaf Lake State Recreational Area
45.006 -94.474
Elevation:
332 meters
(1089ft)
Habitat:
Big Woods remnant (deciduous temperate hardwood forest ecoregion);
Substrate:
Fruiting in clusters on bark-less fallen branch; (possibly from dead ash tree?);
Associated Species:
Fraxinus, Quercus
Description:
ECOLOGY: Greenleaf and other nearby lakes form the very edge of the Big Woods, a vast remnant of deciduous forest that once covered 3,000 square miles of South Central Minnesota. Like a shield of water, the lakes protect the forest from wildfire from adjacent Minnesota River Prairie. This area was once a portal from the ancient woods into the Great Prairie. Elm, basswood, oak and ash present. FRUITING BODY: 5 mm height, 1 mm width. Cylindrical. Orange/yellow. Smooth and firm (almost gelatinous looking when fresh). HABIT: Clusters Growing on bark-less fallen branch.
Dynamic Properties:
BASIDIOMYCOTA
Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)
Rights Holder: Bell Museum, University of Minnesota
Access Rights: Users are required to adhere to Bell Museum collections policy. Questions may be directed to the curator in charge.
Record Id: 006307d3-75ac-4df4-966a-2ccc40c79a76
For additional information on this specimen, please contact:
collections manager Timothy Whitfeld (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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