Bifurcation

Day 2: Calocera cornea is relatively common in our PNW forests at this time of year, but it takes a keen eye to spot it since it is relatively small. It grows on rotting conifer wood, in contrast to a similar and less common Calocera which prefers the wood of deciduous trees. Either species may exhibit bifurcated tips, so the best way to tell them apart without microscopic analysis is to observe the substrate. Despite its resemblance to the coralloid species, Calocera species are classified as jelly fungi.