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Tremella mesenterica Bright yellow, gelatinous fruiting bodies that were 1-3 cm wide. Fall,Geotagged,Tremella,Tremella mesenterica,United States,Witches' Butter,fungus Click/tap to enlarge

Tremella mesenterica

Bright yellow, gelatinous fruiting bodies that were 1-3 cm wide.

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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 Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jan 30, 2018. Captured Nov 19, 2017 13:41 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/197s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.