Observation of the Month for December, 2023
This months observation was by David Ringer. He observed this on December 29th, 2023 at 2:45pm in Central Park, New York. His inaturalist name is djringer and the observation can be seen at:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195224163
We believe this to be in the Genus Dacrymyces, although further study would need to be done to get it down to species. If you have further information please do not hesitate to contact us.
Some more information on Genus Dacrymyces:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacrymyces
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/dacrymyces
https://ultimate-mushroom.com/edible/197-dacrymyces-chrysospermus.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9355100/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360532951_Two_New_Species_of_Dacrymyces_Dacrymycetales_Basidiomycota_from_Southwestern_China
https://first-nature.com/fungi/dacrymyces-chrysospermus.php
https://first-nature.com/fungi/dacrymyces-stillatus.phphttps://ultimate-mushroom.com/poisonous/523-dacrymyces-stillatus.html
https://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Dacrymyces_chrysospermus.html
https://www.mycoguide.com/guide/fungi/basi/dacr
https://www.mushroomexpert.com/dacrymyces_capitatus.html
https://foragingguru.com/witches-butter/
http://www.alpental.com/psms/ddd/Dacrymycetes/index.htm
https://www.mushroomexpert.com/jellies.html
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