DSC_6590 Witch's butter (Tremella mesenterica) jelly-like, folded and brain-like, pale yellow to yellow-orange (bright orange when young). This is a parasite of other fungi growing on decaying wood, such as the Sunset leatherbracket. Witch's butter produces polysaccharides that are of interest to science, as these compounds may help fight cancer and enhance the immune system. Steyning Stream, Lewis Pass *
DSC_6588 Witch's butter jelly fungus (Tremella mesenterica) jelly-like, folded and brain-like, pale yellow to yellow-orange (bright orange when young). This is a parasite of other fungi growing on decaying wood, such as the Sunset leatherbracket. Witch's butter produces polysaccharides that are of interest to science, as these compounds may help fight cancer and enhance the immune system. Steyning Stream, Lewis Pass *
DSC_2472 Golden jelly buttons (Heterotextus miltinus) an orange-yellow, gelatinous fungus found on rotting wood in most forest types, but particularly in very wet shady forests. Disc-shaped with a small stem. Upper surface is glossy, and wet, orange-yellow at first then yellow. Leith Saddle *
