JELLY FUNGI 



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Irss wrinkled and folded, soft, trcnibliiiL,' ; s])()rL's ^doUose, 12-15/x. 'I'he immt: 

 refers to the color. 



lu clusters on decaying trunks and hranches; too small to lie vahialile. 



Tremella mesenterica Orange Tremella 



Cap 5-10 cm. wide, bright orange or orange-yellow, very variable, but usually 

 much branched and folded, jelly like, firm; spores ellipsoid to globoid, G-S/i*. 

 The name refers to the form. 



Common on dead trunks and branches; edible. 



Figure 86. Tremella froxdosa 



Tremella frondosa Leafy Tremella 



Cap .=^-15 cm. wide, yellow, yellowish, or pinkish yellow, rarely brownish, deep- 

 ly lobed. the lobes large, leaf-like, wrinkled or folded, jelly-like; spores globose. 

 5-7/x. I lie name refers to the leaf- like lobes. 



Frequent on decaying wood ; said to be edible. 



