| 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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Photographer: © 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| Months recorded in & number of records: January (6) March (1) July (1) August (2) September (7) October (6) November (9) December (4) |
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