Phaeotremella frondosa

Phaeotremella frondosa

Phaeotremella frondosa is a species of fungus in the family Phaeotremellaceae.
Phaeotremella frondosa Growing on hardwood alongside Stereum complicatum. Geotagged,Phaeotremella frondosa,United States,Winter

Appearance

Fruiting Body: A mass of loosely packed lobes, 4–20 cm across and 2–7 cm high; individual lobes 2–5 cm across and 1–2 mm thick; surface bald, moist, pale brown to medium dark brown, becoming wrinkled toward point of attachment; without a stem; flesh gelatinous, brown.

Odor and Taste: Not distinctive.

Chemical Reactions: KOH negative on surfaces. Iron salts negative on surfaces.

Microscopic Features: Spores 5–8.5 x 4–6 µm; ellipsoid, with a prominent apiculus; smooth; hyaline in KOH. Probasidia ellipsoid to subglobose. Basidia to about 20 x 15 µm; ellipsoid to subglobose; developing a longitudinal septum and 4 long, fingerlike sterigmata. Hyphae 2.5–5 µm wide; often gelatinized; septate; clamped.
Phaeotremella frondosa Gelatinous, brown mass of loosely packed lobes. Habitat: Rotting wood; mixed forest. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/118321/phaeotremella_frondosa.html Fall,Geotagged,Phaeotremella frondosa,United States

Distribution

Widely distributed in North America.
Phaeotremella frondosa Gelatinous, brown mass of loosely packed lobes. Habitat: Rotting wood; mixed forest. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/118320/phaeotremella_frondosa.html Fall,Geotagged,Phaeotremella,Phaeotremella frondosa,United States,fungus

Habitat

Ecology: Parasitic on species of Stereum, including Stereum ostrea and Stereum complicatum; appearing on the deadwood of hardwoods; spring through fall, or over winter in warmer climates

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassTremellomycetes
OrderTremellales
FamilyPhaeotremellaceae
GenusPhaeotremella
SpeciesPhaeotremella frondosa
Photographed in
United States of America