Pale Stagshorn - Calocera pallidospathulata
Description
Yellow fungus with gelatinous fruit bodies typically 3 to 10 mm, which wrinkle lengthways and narrow downwards to a stem, termed spatulate. As they develop they change from yellow to white, hence the common name.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
On dead or rotting branches, stumps and twigs of broadleaf and coniferous wood.
When to see it
Usually seen from early autumn to early winter.
Life History
They grow densely crowded.
UK Status
Widely distributed and quite common in Britain. First recorded in Yorkshire in the 1980s it has spread very rapidly throughout the UK.
VC55 Status
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015