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Tremella mesenterica

Fungi

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/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Parasitic 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Eaten or Drunk by People 3
Scientific Name
Tremella mesenterica 5
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 6
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Basidiomycota, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Tremella mesenterica

In Biome

Temperate Forest, Biomes
Source Tremella mesenterica (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Tremella mesenterica
diet-classification (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
Quote, diet-classification (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
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.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Tremella mesenterica (Wikipedia)
  • Article text: "The fungus is potentially edible and produces ca"
    The fungus is potentially edible and produces carbohydrates that have attracted research interest because of their various biological activity.
  • In Biome: Temperate Forest, Article text: "This fungus occurs widely in deciduous and mixed"
    This fungus occurs widely in deciduous and mixed forests and is widely distributed in temperate and tropical regions, including those of Eurasia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Tremella mesenterica
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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5. Wikipedia: Tremella mesenterica
WikipediaWikidata Q19733 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
6. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Tremella mesenterica
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 11945016, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 11945016, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Tremella mesenterica
Child Taxon Of: Basidiomycota, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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