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Leafy Brain

Tremella foliacea

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Description:

It appears like brown gelatinous bodies, 3 to 15 cm across, apparently parasitizing another fungus. Also known as Brown witch's butter or Jelly leaf.

Habitat:

Found on a dead and rotting wood, lowland hills in Geneva lake valley.

Reference Links:

Tremella foliacea - Wikipedia, Tremella foliacea, Leafy Brain fungus

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