Tremella mesenterica

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iTremella mesenterica

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Subdivision:	Hymenomycotina
Class:	Heterobasidiomycetes
Order:	Tremellales
Family:	Tremellaceae
Genus:	Tremella
Species:	T. mesenterica

Binomial name

Tremella mesenterica
Retz. & Fr.

Tremella mesenterica mycological characteristics:	?
Image:Smooth icon.png smooth hymenium
Image:No cap icon.png no distinct cap
Image:NA gills icon.png hymenium attachment is not applicable
Image:NA stipe icon.png lacks a stipe
Image:White spore print icon.png Image:Yellow spore print icon.png spore print is white or yellow
Image:Saprophytic ecology icon.png ecology is saprophytic
Image:Edible toxicity icon.png edibility: edible

Tremella mesenterica (common names include yellow brain fungus, golden jelly fungus and witch's butter) is a jelly fungus that grows commonly on rotting wood, especially gorse. It is not considered edible, though it can be cooked in soups, or used as a substitute for Jew's Ear fungus.

Its close relative, snow fungus, T. fuciformis, is commonly used in Chinese cuisine, and witch's butter is also used as a tough substitute for snow fungus.

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