47,778 observationsLeast Concern
witch's butter
Tremella mesenterica
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Basidiomycota ›Class: Tremellomycetes ›Order: Tremellales ›Family: Tremellaceae ›Genus: Tremella
About
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...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of witch's butter is Tremella mesenterica.
- witch's butter belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- witch's butter belongs to the phylum Basidiomycota.
- witch's butter belongs to the class Tremellomycetes.
- witch's butter belongs to the order Tremellales.
- witch's butter belongs to the family Tremellaceae.
- witch's butter belongs to the genus Tremella.