White Brain Fungus

Descidia thuretiana

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About this fungus

White Brain Fungus is listed in the Shroomify field guide as a cups & jellies fungus in the Auriculariaceae family. Found on dead attached or fallen branches. Mainly found on beech and ash.

A note on identification
This profile is a guide rather than a guarantee. If you are considering eating a wild mushroom, check the whole specimen and its possible lookalikes carefully. Do not eat it if you are unsure of the identification.

What the records suggest about White Brain Fungus

The project has analysed over a million matched fungal events from Europe and North America alongside weather and habitat data. The patterns may be useful wherever the same fungus occurs, but local climate, trees and soils can change the response.

Elevation

Records tended to come from higher ground, about 53 metres above the average elevation of fungal records in the study.

Weather or season?

The normal seasonal pattern is the more useful guide here. No short-term weather effect passed the project’s checks for a clear, repeatable link.