#phaeotremella foliacea

[bansheehaunt]

Leafy Brain fungus (Phaeotremella foliacea)

[mycoblogg]

FOTD #029 : leafy brain! (phaeotremella foliacea)

the leafy brain (also called jelly leaf or brown witch's butter) is a jelly fungus in the family phaeotremellaceae. usually found on dead or recently-fallen conifers, this fungus occurs in north america, europe & northern asia.

the big question : can i bite it??yeah !! this species is said to be edible.

p. foliacea description :

"fruit bodies are gelatinous, brown to dark brown, up to 5 cm (2 in) across, & seaweed-like (with branched, undulating fronds). microscopically, the hyphae are clamped & occur in a dense gelatinous matrix."

[images : source & source] [fungus description : source]

[memoriesofthepark]

Brown witch's butter! 》 Phaeotremella foliacea

Awesome find from the trails today!! Witch's butters are quickly becoming favorites of mine. So squishy~

Southeast Texas, 24 Nov. 2023

[mycoblogg]

may i request more jelly fungi for FOTD.. i love them

i have done quite a few already :

witches' butter for FOTD #052.

apricot jelly for FOTD #073.

leafy brain for FOTD #029.

white cloud ears for FOTD #060.

they're pretty cool<3 there's not *that* many worldwide, but if you can find a specific one i have not done then i am more than happy to do it !! i'm just struggling to find more.

secret : i will be using the purple jellydisc for a project that i cannot currently talk about - so that is why i have not done it yet :-)