Extract from Wikipedia article: Dacryopinax spathularia (syn. Guepinia spathularia) is an edible jelly fungus. It is orange in color. In Chinese culture, it is called guìhuā'ěr (桂花耳; literally "sweet osmanthus ear," referring to its similarity in appearance to that flower). It is sometimes included in a vegetarian dish called Buddha's delight.
Orange jelly fungus (Dacryopinax spathularia mushrooms) on a log on a dam on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 10, 2009
Dacryopinax spathularia mushrooms (jelly fungus) fruiting through cracks in the wood on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 10, 2009
Orange jelly fungus (Dacryopinax spathularia) mushrooms on mulch under power lines in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, November 7, 2013 8181 Mumford Road, Bryan, Texas 77807, United States
Spatula-shaped fruit bodies of orange jelly fungus (Dacryopinax spathularia) mushrooms on mulch under power lines in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, November 7, 2013 8181 Mumford Road, Bryan, Texas 77807, United States
Spatula-shaped orange jelly fungus (Dacryopinax spathularia) mushrooms on mulch under power lines in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, November 7, 2013 8181 Mumford Road, Bryan, Texas 77807, United States
Fruit bodies of orange jelly fungus (Dacryopinax spathularia) mushrooms on mulch under power lines in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, November 7, 2013 8181 Mumford Road, Bryan, Texas 77807, United States
Spatula-shaped fruit bodies of orange jelly fungus (Dacryopinax spathularia) mushrooms growing on mulch under power lines in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, November 7, 2013 8181 Mumford Road, Bryan, Texas 77807, United States
Spatula-shaped fruit bodies of orange jelly fungus (Dacryopinax spathularia) mushrooms growing on rotting wood under power lines in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, November 7, 2013 8181 Mumford Road, Bryan, Texas 77807, United States
Jelly fungus Dacryopinax spathularia on a fallen oak branch in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 9, 2018 Post Oak Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Jelly fungus Dacryopinax spathularia on a barkless oak branch in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 9, 2018 Post Oak Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Orange jelly fungus (Dacryopinax spathularia mushrooms) on rotten wood in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 21, 2018 Yaupon Loop, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Orange jelly fungus Dacryopinax spathularia on a log in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, September 28, 2018 Unnamed Road, Washington, TX 77880, USA
Orange jelly fungus (Dacryopinax spathularia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 19, 2018 Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Close up of orange jelly fungus (Dacryopinax spathularia) on an oak log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 19, 2018 Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Orange jelly fungus (Dacryopinax spathularia) on an oak log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 19, 2018 Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Fan shaped jelly fungus (Dacryopinax spathularia) on an oak log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 20, 2021 Yaupon Loop, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Jelly fungus Dacryopinax elegans together with Trametes villosa, Gloeophyllum striatum, young Dacryopinax spathularia and a small Polyporus on a fallen dried Eastern red cedar tree (Juniper) in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, June 3, 2021 311 E Brookside Dr, Bryan, TX 77801, USA
Fan shaped jelly fungus (Dacryopinax spathularia) on a fallen juniper at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021 801 Lakeview Ln, Somerville, TX 77879, USA
Fan shaped jelly fungus (Dacryopinax spathularia) on a dry red cedar (juniper) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021 801 Lakeview Ln, Somerville, TX 77879, USA