Tremella mesenterica is a common jelly fungus in the family Tremellaceae. Its gelatinous, orange-yellow fruit body can grow up to 7.5 centimeters across and has a convoluted or lobed surface that feels greasy or slimy when damp. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1. Wikipedia: Tremella mesenterica
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It is most frequently found on both dead but attached and recently fallen branches, especially of angiosperms, as a parasite of wood-decay fungi in the genus Peniophora.
2. Wikipedia: Tremella mesenterica
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