FUNGI

JELLY FUNGI

Jelly Ear is found on tree trunks and branches all year round, especially during autumn and winter. Initially very soft with a velvet-like texture and becoming smoother with age. It grows on deciduous trees, particularly Elder.

Yellow Brain has a bright yellow fruiting body that mainly appears during autumn and winter on fallen deciduous branches. It turns hard and orange when dried out.

White Brain is found on rotten hardwood, particularly beech, during autumn and winter. In dry weather the fruiting bodies shrink becoming hard and leaving just a transparent rubbery spot on the host wood.

Witches' Butter appears on deciduous dead wood during autumn and winter. The fruiting bodies attach to the wood using tiny stems. More noticeable after prolonged wet weather when they become plump and fleshy.

Warlock's Butter is sometimes mistaken for Exidia glandulosa, however this species has brain-like folds instead of being comprised of blocks with flattish sides. Found on a range of deciduous trees such as ash, beech and hazel, but not as much on oak. Previously known as Exidia plana.

Common Jellyspot is found on all kinds of damp and decaying wood. The fruiting bodies are normally orangy-yellow and 2-5mm across. It dries out with maturity becoming darker and marginally tougher.

• Bonnet Mushrooms
• Brackets and Crusts
• Jelly Fungi
• Ascomycetes
• Puffballs and Earthballs
• True Mushrooms