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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Tremellomycetes: Tremellales: Tremellaceae: Tremella mesenterica Retz.

Tremella mesenterica – yellow brain

Synonyms: Elvela mesenterica, Helvella mesenterica, Hormomyces aurantiacus, Oncomyces mesentericus, Tremella brasiliensis, Tremella lutescens.

Common names: yellow brain, Witches' Butter.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Tremella mesenterica (common names include yellow brain, golden jelly fungus, yellow trembler, and witches' butter) 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. The gelatinous, orange-yellow fruit body of the fungus, which can grow up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) diameter, has a convoluted or lobed surface that is greasy or slimy when damp. It grows in crevices in bark, appearing during rainy weather. Within a few days after rain it dries into a thin film or shriveled mass capable of reviving after subsequent rain. This fungus occurs widely in deciduous and mixed forests and is widely distributed in temperate and tropical regions that include Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America. Although considered bland and flavorless, the fungus is edible. Tremella mesenterica produces carbohydrates that are attracting research interest because of their various biological activities.

Arabic: تريميلا ميسينتيركا, Czech: Rosolovka mozkovitá, Dutch: Gele trilzwam, Estonian: Kollane kõhrik, Finnish: Keltahytykkä, French: Trémelle mésentérique, German: Goldgelber Zitterling, Hungarian: Aranyos rezgőgomba, Japanese: コガネニカワタケ, Lithuanian: Raukšlinis žiūrytis, Persian: قارچ مغز زرد, Polish: Trzęsak pomarańczowożółty, Russian: Дрожалка оранжевая, Swedish: Gullkrös, Ukrainian: Тремела звивиста, Walloon: Tremele djelêye.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Golden jelly fungus (<B>Tremella mesenterica</B>) in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-02-25.htm">February 25, 2018</A>
LinkGolden jelly fungus (Tremella mesenterica) in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, February 25, 2018
Location on maps906 Ashburn Ave, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Golden jelly fungus (<B>Tremella mesenterica</B>) on a tree near a creek in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-02-25.htm">February 25, 2018</A>
LinkGolden jelly fungus (Tremella mesenterica) on a tree near a creek in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, February 25, 2018
Location on maps906 Ashburn Ave, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Yellow brain fungus (<B>Tremella mesenterica</B>) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-03-29.htm">March 29, 2018</A>
LinkYellow brain fungus (Tremella mesenterica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 29, 2018
Location on mapsRaccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA

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