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Snow Fungus, Silver Ear Fungus or White Jelly Mushroom

Tremella fuciformis

Photo by pixygiggles
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Field Notes

Notes:

This is some sort of white, gelatinous fungus found on a fallen tree branch. I was hiking at City Lake in Cookeville, TN after some pretty heavy rains when this caught my eye. I've never seen anything like this.

Updated 5-13-12 as Tremella fuciformis

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Tremella fuciformis

Species ID Suggestions

snow fungus or silver ear fungus

Tremella fuciformis

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PublishedJune 25, 2011

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