Day 354: Bottom line: I think Pseudohydnum gelatinosum is cute. It looks like it wanted to be a shelf fungus when it grew up, but just couldn't pass the exams to get into the course. The stipe is not centered as it is in most terrestrial 'shrooms although it has some height, and the cap projects forward from its point of attachment giving the whole 'shroom the look of a faerie awning. The lower surface exhibits fine "teeth," and the flesh is translucent white. If carved appropriately, you could stick 'em in a bowl of white gumdrops and safely so; it is considered edible. Your friends might never trust you again, though. What? Who said that? You're not coming trick-or-treating to my house?
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