Yellow Brain - Tremella mesenterica

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Description

A yellow gelatinous mass of lobes and folds. Pale forms are occasional.  It becomes more orange and shrivelled with age.  Often on Gorse or Hazel.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Appearing on fallen deciduous branches where they have previously been infected with a crustose fungus, which it parasitises.  The host fungus can sometimes show on the same branch.

When to see it

All year but especially in autumn

UK Status

Fairly common and widespread in Britain.

VC55 Status

Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.

  • David Nicholls
    Rutland Water
    31 December 2011
  • David Nicholls
    Burbage Wood
    13 February 2014
  • David Nicholls
    Bardon Hill
    04 November 2019
  • sue
    Oaks in Charnwood, near church
    23 October 2023
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Shady Lane Arboretum
    03 January 2018
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    14 February 2013
  • David Nicholls
    Bardon Hill
    04 November 2019
  • David Nicholls
    Bardon Hill
    15 February 2013
  • granniejo
    Billesdon Woodland Pool
    06 April 2023

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Yellow Brain
Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Tremellales
Family:
Tremellaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
150
First record:
12/02/2007 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
24/04/2024 (Gaten, Ted)

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  • David Nicholls
    Bardon Hill
    04 November 2019
  • Graham Calow
    Burbage Common and Woods
    13 February 2014
  • Barbara Cooper
    Clawson Hill
    15 July 2012
  • David Nicholls
    Rutland Water
    31 December 2011
  • Peter Smith
    Stathern Wood
    12 January 2014
  • David Nicholls
    Burbage Wood
    13 February 2014
  • Graham Calow
    Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
    06 November 2013
    specimen examined
  • David Nicholls
    Bagworth Heath
    31 January 2016
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    14 February 2013