Fistulina hepatica

Photo By" David Lewis, Tennessee

Photo By: Hugh Urban, Ohio 2005

Fistulina hepatica ( Beefsteak Polypore).  Flat, red gelatinous cap.  Found at the base or on oak stumps.  The texture is somewhat like steak, but it has a citrus taste.  Edible and rated by some as good, but not to everyones taste ( including mine).  Season: summer thru fall.  Picture was taken at the base of a live oak in Roane County, TN