Jelly Rot Fungus - Phlebia tremellosa

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Alternative names
Merulius tremellosus
Description

A reflexed annual corticoid with a rubbery texture.  As it matures the fruit bodies turn back to show the pale, felty cap on the upperside.  The underneath fertile surface is pinkish-buff and radially wrinkled, and extends over the substrate as a crust.   

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph caps and wrinkled fertile surface; note host plant and substrate.

Habitat

Mostly on decaying deciduous wood, often oak or beech.

When to see it

Mainly seen in autumn and winter

UK Status

Fairly frequent and widespread in Britain.

VC55 Status

Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

  • David Nicholls
    Stoneywell Wood, Ulverscroft
    28 October 2023
    wrinkled fertile surface
  • David Nicholls
    Stoneywell Wood, Ulverscroft
    28 October 2023
  • David Nicholls
    Battram Wood
    17 October 2015
  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood
    08 October 2005
  • David Nicholls
    Sandhill Lodge woodland
    08 November 2022
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby Burroughs
    17 November 2011
  • Jane Hollingworth
    Tom Long's Meadow
    03 January 2025
  • Melinda Bell
    Donisthorpe,Woodland Park
    27 December 2021
    pale outer edges
  • David Nicholls
    Battram Wood
    17 October 2015

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Species profile

Common names
Jelly Rot
Species group:
fungus
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Polyporales
Family:
Meruliaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
22
First record:
01/10/2004 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
05/10/2025 (Hollingworth, Jane)

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  • Graham Calow
    Jubilee Walk, Leire
    11 January 2012
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby Burroughs
    17 November 2011
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby Burroughs
    17 November 2011