Yellow brain
Tremella mesenterica
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The yellow brain is a jelly fungus with a gelatinous, orange-yellow fruit body up to 7.5 cm across and a convoluted or lobed surface that is greasy when damp. It is a parasite of wood-decay fungi in the genus Peniophora.
Where it's found
Found in deciduous and mixed forests on dead but attached and recently fallen branches, appearing in bark crevices during rainy weather.
Distribution
Widely distributed in temperate and tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas.
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