Tripe Fungus - Auricularia mesenterica

Description

Fruit body disc shaped at first then spreading laterally to form densely tiered gelatinous brackets 2 to 4 cm wide; upper surface of bracket hairy, zoned greyish to grey brown, paler at the lobed margin, lower surface reddish purple to dark purple with a white bloom, gelatinous and rubbery, coarsely and irregularly wrinkled.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

On stumps and logs of deciduous trees especially elm.

When to see it

All year round.

UK Status

Widespread in England.

VC55 Status

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

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Species profile

Common names
Tripe Fungus
Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Auriculariales
Family:
Auriculariaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
11
First record:
04/11/2012 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
09/11/2023 (Devine, Ben)

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