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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Tremellomycetes: Tremellales: Tremellaceae: Tremella aurantia Schwein.

Tremella aurantia – golden ear

Synonym: Naematelia aurantia.

Common name: golden ear.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Tremella aurantia is a species of fungus in the family Tremellaceae. The common name of this species is golden ear. T. aurantia is similar in appearance to witch's butter, Tremella mesenterica, but has basidia which are stalked instead of sessile and parasitizes the mycelium of Stereum hirsutum instead of Peniophora.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Jelly fungus <B>Tremella aurantia</B> on a fallen oak in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-11-03.htm">November 3, 2017</A>
LinkJelly fungus Tremella aurantia on a fallen oak in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 3, 2017
Location on mapsBee Creek, College Station, TX 77840, USA
<B>Tremella aurantia</B> mushroom parasitizing common wood rotter Stereum hirsutum on a fallen oak in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-12-09.htm">December 9, 2017</A>
LinkTremella aurantia mushroom parasitizing common wood rotter Stereum hirsutum on a fallen oak in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, December 9, 2017
Location on mapsHensel Park DriveWay, College Station, TX 77840, USA
<B>Tremella aurantia</B> mushroom on a fallen oak in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-12-09.htm">December 9, 2017</A>
LinkTremella aurantia mushroom on a fallen oak in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, December 9, 2017
Location on mapsHensel Park DriveWay, College Station, TX 77840, USA
<B>Tremella aurantia</B> fungus on a fallen oak in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-12-09.htm">December 9, 2017</A>
LinkTremella aurantia fungus on a fallen oak in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, December 9, 2017
Location on mapsHensel Park DriveWay, College Station, TX 77840, USA
<B>Tremella aurantia</B> mushroom parasitizing Stereum on a fallen oak in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-12-09.htm">December 9, 2017</A>
LinkTremella aurantia mushroom parasitizing Stereum on a fallen oak in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, December 9, 2017
Location on mapsHensel Park DriveWay, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Jelly fungus <B>Tremella aurantia</B> on a fallen oak in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-12-21.htm">December 21, 2017</A>
LinkJelly fungus Tremella aurantia on a fallen oak in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 21, 2017
Location on mapsBee Creek, College Station, TX 77840, USA
<B>Tremella aurantia</B> mushroom parasitizing common wood rotter Stereum hirsutum in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-12-22.htm">December 22, 2017</A>
LinkTremella aurantia mushroom parasitizing common wood rotter Stereum hirsutum in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, December 22, 2017
Location on mapsHensel Park DriveWay, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Jelly fungus <B>Tremella aurantia</B> on a fallen oak in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-02-24.htm">February 24, 2018</A>
LinkJelly fungus Tremella aurantia on a fallen oak in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 24, 2018
Location on mapsBee Creek, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Jelly fungus <B>Tremella aurantia</B> in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-11-19.htm">November 19, 2018</A>
LinkJelly fungus Tremella aurantia in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 19, 2018
Location on mapsYaupon Loop, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Jelly fungus <B>Tremella aurantia</B> mushroom parasitizing Stereum on an oak in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2019-01-03.htm">January 3, 2019</A>
LinkJelly fungus Tremella aurantia mushroom parasitizing Stereum on an oak in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, January 3, 2019
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Bryan, TX 77803, USA
Jelly mushroom <B>Tremella aurantia</B> on a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2020-01-26.htm">January 26, 2020</A>
LinkJelly mushroom Tremella aurantia on a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
Location on mapsLake Somerville Trailway, Somerville, TX 77879, USA
<B>Tremella aurantia</B> mushroom parasitizing common wood rotter Stereum hirsutum on a fallen oak on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2020-09-25.htm">September 25, 2020</A>
LinkTremella aurantia mushroom parasitizing common wood rotter Stereum hirsutum on a fallen oak on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 25, 2020
Location on mapsLittle Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Golden ear mushrooms (<B>Tremella aurantia</B>) on a fallen oak branch at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2020-12-29.htm">December 29, 2020</A>
LinkGolden ear mushrooms (Tremella aurantia) on a fallen oak branch at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2020
Location on mapsLake Somerville Trailway, Somerville, TX 77879, USA
Young golden ear mushrooms (<B>Tremella aurantia</B>) on a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2020-12-29.htm">December 29, 2020</A>
LinkYoung golden ear mushrooms (Tremella aurantia) on a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2020
Location on mapsLake Somerville Trailway, Somerville, TX 77879, USA
Young golden ear mushrooms (<B>Tremella aurantia</B>) under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2020-12-29.htm">December 29, 2020</A>
LinkYoung golden ear mushrooms (Tremella aurantia) under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2020
Location on mapsLake Somerville Trailway, Somerville, TX 77879, USA
<B>Tremella aurantia</B> mushroom parasitizing common wood rotter Stereum hirsutum on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-06-04.htm">June 4, 2021</A>
LinkTremella aurantia mushroom parasitizing common wood rotter Stereum hirsutum on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2021
Location on mapsYaupon Loop, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Jelly fungus <B>Tremella aurantia</B> parasitizing common wood rotter mushroom Stereum at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-12-20.htm">December 20, 2021</A>
LinkJelly fungus Tremella aurantia parasitizing common wood rotter mushroom Stereum at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
Location on mapsBurleson County, Texas, United States
Golden ear mushrooms (<B>Tremella aurantia</B>) on a fallen oak branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2023-11-12.htm">November 12, 2023</A>
LinkGolden ear mushrooms (Tremella aurantia) on a fallen oak branch near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States

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