Hello Folks! Fungi come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colours. Whilst some are edible, others are poisonous and best avoided. They can be found almost everywhere and are often easily overlooked. Many can be seen in woodland and meadow, especially at this time of year.Each Monday for 12 weeks I will be posting a little teaser for you. Without looking in books or on the internet (i.e - no cheating), see if you can identify the UK fungus. On Wednesday, so as long as no-one has guessed it, I will post one clue. On Friday I will post the answer along with some additional information for your interest.MYSTERY FUNGI QUIZ #7If you are not careful, Aunt Enchantra might spread this.
Both look pretty unappetising, Wendy. It looks like a straight choice between brains or poo.
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Very descriptively stated - thank you TJ - glad I'd had my tea LOL !!
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WendyBartter said: Very descriptively stated - thank you TJ - glad I'd had my tea LOL !!
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Actually it was S - glad I didn't make the connection at the time!!
MrsT left me in charge of posting the answer so here goes!
Congratulations to all of you who guessed Witches’ butter (Tremella mesenterica). It is also known as Yellow brain, Golden jelly fungus and Yellow trembler. First a bit about the clues: ‘If you are not careful Aunt Enchantra might spread this’. Aunt Enchantra is a witch from the 1960’s TV series ‘Bewitched’, and something you might spread, is butter! The second clue: ‘Butcher stew it’ is simply an anagram of Witches’ butter.
Belonging to the Tremellacae family, the fruiting body of this common jelly fungus is lobe shaped, orangey-yellow in colour and becomes greasy when damp. It is considered edible, though flavourless, with a rubbery consistency. Like many other fungi, this fungus is used in medicine and its bioactive compounds are useful in cancer prevention and immune system enhancement. Preferring wet habitat, Witches’ butter can often parasitize the mycelium of Peniophora fungi.
A picture of Witches’ butter fungus can be seen here:http://www.bucksfungusgroup.org.uk/Pictures/sYellow_brain_fungus_Tremella_mesenterica.jpg
Did you know that: this fungus is used in China alongside lotus seeds and lily bulbs to produce a immunomodulating cooling vegetarian soup.Keep an eye out for next week’s fun(gi) quiz!
Take care,
Claire
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Oh well we were right in the end then! Thanks Ian!
Is MrsT ok? Noticed there's no new quiz this week (or else I've not yet found it!)
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Well done Marjus and Seaman - Yellow Brain it is. I got the wrong one - so no change there.
And there was me thinking it might be ergot, the fungus connected to the Salem Witch trial, that produces LSD-like effects...
On the magic mushrooms again Talltree ? LOL