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witch's butter

Tremella mesenterica

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in United Kingdom.January 704, February 493, March 207, April 89, May 37, June 17, July 20, August 23, September 44, October 174, November 328, December 595.
United States23,145
United Kingdom2,731
England2,218
British Columbia2,033
Canada1,950
Pennsylvania1,769
Russia1,743
New York1,567
Washington1,276
Virginia1,225

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
  • Jelly fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are typically jelly fungi.Inferred from its group
  • Grows on woodDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly grow on wood.Inferred from its group
  • Saprotrophic fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly decompose dead organic matter.Inferred from its group
  • Fungal parasiteListed by a harvested fungal ecology source as a parasite of fungi.FUNGuild fungal ecology database

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Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassTremellomycetes
OrderTremellales
FamilyTremellaceae
GenusTremella

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