Few people would imagine that the Salmon Salad and the
Apricot Jelly could be one and the same thing, but the
common names of this species refer to its color rather than
to its taste. It is considered edible but insipid, and is used
more as a colorful garnish than as a meal in itself. It is a
saprotroph of well-rotted, small-size conifer wood and,
unusually, seems to like disturbed sites, especially where logs
have been sawn or chipped. In the British Isles at least, Guepinia
helvelloides is slowly increasing its range by spreading into such
places in timber plantations. It may also be appearing more
frequently on conifer chips used in horticulture.