| Guepiniopsis alpina | |
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| Species: | G. alpina
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| Guepiniopsis alpina (Tracy & Earle) Brasf. (1938)
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Guepinia alpina Tracy & Earle (1901) | |
Guepiniopsis alpina | |
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 | Smooth hymenium |
 | No distinct cap |
 | Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Guepiniopsis alpina, commonly known as the jelly cup, alpine jelly cone, or poor man's gumdrop, is a species of fungus in the family Dacrymycetaceae. The small, gelatinous fruit bodies are orange and cone- or cup-shaped. Found in western North America, Sweden and Iran, the fungus grows on decaying conifer wood.