Tremella mesenterica
Retz. 1769
Description:
This is a parasitic jelly fungus that, although it appears to be growing on wood, feeds on the mycelium of a crust fungus in the genus Peniophora
Common name: Witch's Butter
Found: Native forest
Substrate: Rotting Wood
Spore: White
Height: 40 mm
Width: 35 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: Yes
Macro images:
Tremella mesenterica
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Scale= 4.3 mm.
 
Tremella mesenterica
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Scale= 6 mm.
 
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Scale= 5.5 mm.
 
Tremella mesenterica
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Scale= 5 mm.
 
Tremella mesenterica
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Scale= 4 mm.
 
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