Tremella moriformis
A jelly fungus described by Smith and Sowerby in 1812 from England, now usually placed as Pseudotremella moriformis. It forms dark purple, pustular gelatinous fruitbodies and parasitises pyrenomycete fungi on dead stems and wood. It is not cultivated.
Where it grows wild
On dead branches and stems of trees and shrubs such as elm, broom and tamarisk, parasitising pyrenomycetes such as Cryptovalsa and Diatrype in parkland and woodland.
Recorded from 185 to 1175 m in the few records with elevation; also common in lowland Britain.
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