Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Tremellales Family: Tremellaceae
Species: Tremella foliacea Pers.
Synonyms: Exidia foliacea
Phaeotremella pseudofoliacea
Tremella ferruginea
Tremella fimbriata
Tremella foliacea var. succinea
Tremella nigrescens
Ulocolla foliacea
Common Name: Leafy Brain
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Tremella foliaceaPhotographer: © Ronnie Irvine
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Quercus (6)
Betula (2)
Fraxinus excelsior (2)
Quercus petraea (2)
Betula pubescens (1)
Corylus avellana (1)
Pinus sylvestris (1)
Prunus laurocerasus (1)
Salix cinerea (1)
Sorbus aucuparia (1)
Stereum rugosum (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4)
Woodland: mixed (2)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation, high forest (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Branch (6)
Dead Wood (5)
Fallen Branch (2)
Fallen Tree (2)
Standing Dead Tree (2)
Tree (2)
Wood (2)
Fallen log (1)
Soil Leaves (1)
Twig (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (6)
March (1)
July (1)
August (2)
September (7)
October (6)
November (9)
December (4)