Cudonia confusa

Cudonia confusa, commonly known as the cinnamon jellybaby, is a species of fungus in the family Cudoniaceae.

[1] The species was first described scientifically in 1898 by Italian mycologist Giacomo Bresadola.

[2] The fungus forms slimy or sticky club-shaped fruit bodies up to 3 cm (1+1⁄8 in) high with a cinnamon to reddish-brown "head" that measures 7–12 mm (1⁄4–1⁄2 in) atop a similarly coloured stalk that is 2–3 cm (3⁄4–1+1⁄8 in) by 1–2 mm thick.

[3] Cudonia circinans is similar in appearance, but its stalk is not the same color as its head.

[3] Cudonia confusa is found in Asia (China[5] and Korea)[3] and Europe, where it usually grows in tufts in coniferous forests.