Thursday, 11 February 2010

Yellow Brain Fungus


The Yellow Brain Fungus (Tremella mesenterica) is the best known of a small group of fungi with a jelly-like texture commonly found throughout Britain. It first appears in the shape of a disc and then quickly forms contortions that make it look like the surface of a brain.

It is mainly seen in winter when it grows on the fallen timber of most broadleaf trees, and is usually found in wet weather as it becomes a small, hard, orange bracket during dry spells. This was growing on a dead beech branch found near the Botanic Garden in Hollingside Lane.
Steve Ansdell

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