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Witches' Butter (Tremella mesenterica) A small convoluted clump of translucent yellow jelly fungus. Spotted on a damp log in a mixed forest. Australia,Fall,Geotagged,Tremella mesenterica Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Witches' Butter (Tremella mesenterica)

A small convoluted clump of translucent yellow jelly fungus. Spotted on a damp log in a mixed forest.

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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 Leuba Ridgway
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By Leuba Ridgway

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Uploaded Jul 15, 2016. Captured Jun 18, 2016 15:31 in Pusilla Break, Lysterfield VIC 3156, Australia.
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  • SZ-10
  • f/9.3
  • 10/300s
  • ISO100
  • 5mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.