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Edibility
Choice
Lookalike Danger
1 / 5
Habitat
🪵 Dead hardwood
Season
Year-round🌱 Now
"Frilly white cloud of gelatin. Chinese desserts, traditional medicine. Texture, not flavor."
This species is found with or partners with the following hosts. Ectomycorrhizal hosts (green border) form a root-level partnership; ericoid / arbutoid shrubs (purple border) share the same mycorrhizal networks.

Fallen logs, stumps, and dying hardwood — substrate for oyster, turkey-tail, dryad’s saddle, and most hardwood saprobes.

Generic hardwood habitat — oak, maple, beech, birch, etc. Shown when the species is reported from hardwoods generally.
Translucent white gelatinous rosette on dead hardwood. Used in Chinese sweet soups and desserts for its texture and skin-hydrating properties. Nearly flavorless; picks up the flavor of sugar syrup.
Dead hardwoods across warm-temperate and subtropical regions. After rain.
Min Soil Temp
55°F
Moisture Need
rain 0.5in 7d
Drought Tolerance
moderate
Elevation Range
0–6,684 ft
Edible. Different color.
Dead hardwood
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