Calocera viscosa (Pers.) Fr.
Family: Dacrymycetaceae
Yellow Stags-horn Fungus
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National Mushroom Centre  
Mata, M., D. Penjor and S. Pradham. 2010. Fungi of Bhutan. National Mushroom Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Thimphu, Bhutan.

Local name: No local name known

Edibility: Unknown

Habitat: Lignicolouson dead logs and stumps.

Description: Fruiting bodies: 5-10 cm tall, yellow when moist, orange-yellow when dry, variable in shape, upper branches often forked, smooth. Flesh: Yellow and gelatinous and rubbery, it does not break apart like other coral fungi.

Comments: Its tough and gelatinous texture distinguishes it from coral fungi which are brittle and easily broken.