Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (Scop.) P. Karst.
Family: Exidiaceae
White Jelly Mushroom
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum image
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: Edible and medicinal.

Habitat: Lignicolous and scattered to gregarious.

Description: Fruiting Bodies: 1-5 cm tall and 2-5 cm wide, flabelliform, semicircular, some shell-shaped, surface smooth to very finely papillate, finely translucent white to greyish, sometimes brown, or fairly dark brown Hymenophore: Teeth 0.2-0.5 cm long, running down the stem, translucent white or pale greyish. Stem: Up to 2 cm tall and 1 cm wide, lateral, surface covered with fine hairs, densest at the base, white to greyish. Flesh: Rubbery-gelatinous and white to grey. Spore Print: White.

Comments: P. gelatinosumis a jelly fungus, easy to identify by the white teeth on the hymenophore and the somewhat gelatinous consistency of the fruiting body.

Pseudohydnum gelatinosum image
National Mushroom Centre  
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum image
Alvarado, Eduardo  
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum image
Alvarado, Eduardo