Fruiting body tongue-shaped or kidney-shaped with a broadly convex or flat appearance, the fungus has a gelatinous texture that is smooth or finely fuzzy to the touch, but not slimy. It ranges in colour from translucent white to greyish, brown, or a fairly dark brown, with a margin that is tucked under when young. The undersurface features spines up to 3 mm long that run down the stem, and is typically translucent white or pale greyish in colour. Spore print white.
Microscopic Features: The spores are spherical or nearly so, smooth in texture, and measure 5-6 x 5-5.5 µm. They are inamyloid, meaning they do not stain blue or black when exposed to iodine.
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum on the First Nature Web site.
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum on the MushroomExpert.Com Web site.
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