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witches' butter

Tremella mesenterica

Description:

neon orange, gelatinous,

1 Species ID Suggestions

srosenthal95
srosenthal95 12 years ago
Witches Butter
Tremella lutescens Island Nature  :: Orange Jelly


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srosenthal95
srosenthal95 12 years ago

There are two species that the fungus shown could be. Either Witches Butter (Tremella lutescens) or Orange Jelly Fungus (Dacrymyces palmatus). The way it has begun to decay as it has aged tips me off to the idea that it is most likely Witches Butter. As it ages, bits of it start to become a more reddish orange and increasingly leathery, whereas Orange Jelly dissolves into a more gooey substance.

antimatterhands
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antimatterhands

Illinois, USA

Spotted on Sep 5, 2011
Submitted on Sep 5, 2011

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