Yellow Brain Fungus

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comments (4)

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Just so you know have not given up on the fungi challenge! Posted 11 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! According to Wikipedia...
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremella
  
  ...South Africa is home to a single Jelly fungus:
  
  Tremella microspora — (South Africa) host Stereum spp
  
  Whilst that may not be 100% proof for identification, there's another way to narrow it down. These fungi are a parasite fungus, so they're always attached to a host fungus. If you know the host, it may limit the jelly options :) Posted 11 years ago
2. 1. Claire Hamilton
    
    Lion
    
    Thank you for that Ferdy, I did actually check this one out but it appears the host is another type of fungus and this one is straight onto the wood. I will try to take another look at the host to see if I can work out what it is. Posted 11 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

I got some help with this one, I was even given its name in Afrikaans.. Hekse-botter, Geel Jellieswam.
It was also found on a fairly new piece of fallen wood and appeared after some heavy rain which ties in with the species description. Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago

The Witch's Butter

"Tremella mesenterica" is a common jelly fungus in the Tremellaceae family of the Agaricomycotina. It is most frequently found on dead but attached and on recently fallen branches, especially of angiosperms, as a parasite of wood decay fungi in the genus "Peniophora".

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Similar species: Jellylike Fungi

Species identified by Claire Hamilton