Guepiniopsis alpina
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| Species: | G. alpina |
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| Guepiniopsis alpina (Tracy & Earle) Brasf. (1938) | |
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Guepinia alpina Tracy & Earle (1901) | |
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| Smooth hymenium | |
| No distinct cap | |
| Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is unknown | |
Guepiniopsis alpina, commonly known as the jelly cup, alpine jelly cone, or poor man's gumdrop, is a species of fungus in the family Dacrymycetaceae. The small, gelatinous fruit bodies are orange and cone- or cup-shaped. Found in western North America, Sweden and Iran, the fungus grows on decaying conifer wood.