D. P. Lewis

Current Determination: Dacrymyces palmatus Bres.
Family: Dacrymycetaceae
Det. by: D. P. Lewis
Location: United States of America: Texas
Locality: Woods near Lewis residence
Coordinates: 30.154 -94.011
Habitat/Microhabitat: Gregarious to caespitose on dead Pinus branches lying on ground
Additional data: Fruiting body 1.7-2 cm broad, folded and brain-like, lobes crowded, yellow to orange in color, tough when dry. COMMENTS. Originally identified as Tremella lutescens

Collector(s): D. P. Lewis
Collection Date: 1 May 1976
Catalog Subset: Fungi
EMu IRN: 83323
OccurenceID: d0b8622b-9ed7-4896-97f9-817a19aa2b84

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