https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/242182031
In the spirit of continuing to learn and share more about the mushroom world my week 3 iNaturalist post showcases of the Apricot Jelly. While out on a walk I came across this small colony of pink and fleshy mushrooms. My initial thought was that this was some variant of the "seudohydnum gelatinosum"(Toothed Jelly Fungus), commonly known as the toothed cat fungus or cat tongue, because of its similar structure and feel.
Apricot Jellys are known to grow all over the North American hemisphere with some instances found in South America (Apricot Jelly). As I've now discovered to be common among mushrooms, these are most often found growing out of decaying wood (Apricot Jelly). This colony however was found next to a footpath in a shaded area, with lots of cover and wet land surrounding it. The fruit bodies are very flexible and are typically 10cm in length and can grow up to 17cm wide, though the ones that I found are considerably smaller (Apricot Jelly). The top side of these mushrooms are sterile and appears slightly verrucose due to the crowding nature of their hyphae (-form the body of fungi and are subject to lots of branching)(Apricot Jelly, Hyphae in Fungi) . These Fungi are edible and from what I have found have a rubbery texture and bland taste, older mushrooms are reported to be tough and indigestible (Guepinia helvelloides, Salmon Salad fungus). They can be eaten raw, pickled, or candied. Next time I see them I might just have to harvest a couple (Guepinia helvelloides, Salmon Salad fungus)! ....As long as I am absolutely sure they are what I think they are of course!
"Toothed Jelly Fungus (Pseudohydnum gelatinosum)." iNaturalist, 18 Sept. 2024, www.inaturalist.org/taxa/54164-Pseudohydnum-gelatinosum. Access date Sept 16, 2024
"Apricot Jelly (Guepinia helvelloides)." iNaturalist, 18 Sept. 2024, www.inaturalist.org/taxa/348814-Guepinia-helvelloides. Access date Sept 16, 2024
"Hyphae in Fungi | Definition, Function & Types - Lesson | Study.com." Study, 18 Sept. 2024, study.com/academy/lesson/hyphae-definition-function-types.html. Access date Sept 16, 2024
"Guepinia helvelloides, Salmon Salad fungus." 18 Sept. 2024, www.first-nature.com/fungi/guepinia-helvelloides.php. Accsess date Sept 16, 2024
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I've had the pleasure of reading through your Journal post, Izak, and want to quickly draw your attention to a small MLA Formatting issue that you can change at some point before our current Week 4 closes. When one uses a title of a site on a webpage or an article, the title is put in quotation marks. You did that perfectly in your Works Cited entries, but you didn't do it in your parenthetical citations within the body of your Journal post. Article titles always appear in quotation marks, whether they are in the body of your own text or in the entry in a Works Cited. You simply need to go back and edit your parenthetical citations so that the articles are in quotation marks.
Also, you don't need to include the FULL title of articles when putting them in parenthetical citations. Generally, you can just use the first two or three words of the article title, put them in quotation marks, and then use that in parenthetical citation. Just be aware of any sources that have the same first few words; in those cases, you may have to use full title or more than just the first two or three, so that it is clear which source your parenthetical citation refers to. For example, "Guepinia helvelloides, Salmon Salad fungus" can be shortened to ("Guepinia helvelloids") as a parenthetical citation.
One other small MLA Formatting issue that you'll have plenty of time to change: Works Cited entries are always in alphabetical order. Check out the sample documents in our MLA Folder this week to take a look at that. All it means, though, in terms of how you've listed out your sources here is that you need to reorder the entries. The entry that starts with "Apricot" would come first, "Guepinia" entry would be second, "Hyphae" entry would be third, and "Toothed" entry would be last.
Nice work with your Journal post and your first week using MLA Format! I'm glad you got this up so early so that you have plenty of time to make these corrections -- smart move!
Best,
Brooke
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