Witches' Butter
Tremella mesenterica (Schaeff.) Pers.
Also called: Yellow Brain, Yellow Brain-fungus, witch's butter
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
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Photo: Hill Craddock. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Quinn Shemet. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Aaron Kreisberg. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: klicklo. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 227 |
| February | 159 |
| March | 169 |
| April | 155 |
| May | 169 |
| June | 114 |
| July | 141 |
| August | 115 |
| September | 127 |
| October | 139 |
| November | 147 |
| December | 226 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- British Columbia 258 records · Foraging rules
- California 197 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 118 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 113 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 111 records · Foraging rules
- New York 94 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 90 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 61 records · Foraging rules
- Louisiana 53 records · Foraging rules
- Georgia 52 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 52 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 47 records · Foraging rules
- New Jersey 46 records · Foraging rules
- Texas 42 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 39 records · Foraging rules
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- Florida32 records
- Illinois29 records
- Massachusetts28 records
- West Virginia27 records
- Indiana27 records
- Alabama27 records
- Wisconsin24 records
- Missouri23 records
- Vermont22 records
- Iowa21 records
- Oregon21 records
- Colorado19 records
- Michigan19 records
- Maine17 records
- Alaska17 records
- South Carolina16 records
- Connecticut15 records
- Quebec15 records
- Minnesota15 records
- Nova Scotia14 records
- District of Columbia14 records
- Arkansas12 records
- New Hampshire12 records
- Alberta11 records
- Kentucky11 records
- Delaware11 records
- Arizona11 records
- Idaho9 records
- Manitoba7 records
- Yukon5 records
- Utah4 records
- Kansas4 records
- Oklahoma4 records
- Rhode Island3 records
- Mississippi3 records
- Montana3 records
- New Brunswick3 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador2 records
- Prince Edward Island2 records
- Hawaii2 records
- Wyoming1 records
- Nebraska1 records
- New Mexico1 records
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app. See safety basics and the disclaimer.