jelly fungus

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Tremella fuciformis, snow mushroom

popular in China and Japan and Taiwan; gelatinous mushrooms; most are dried

Tremella lutescens, witches' butter

a yellow jelly fungus

Tremella foliacea

a jelly fungus with a fruiting body 5-15 cm broad and gelatinous in consistency; resembles a bunch of leaf lettuce; mostly water and brownish in color

Tremella reticulata

a jelly fungus with an erect whitish fruiting body and a highly variable shape (sometimes resembling coral fungi)

Auricularia auricula, Jew's-ear, Jew's-ears, ear fungus

widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood

Type of:

fungus

an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia