Comments on: Orange Jelly http://daveingram.ca/2009/10/31/orange-jelly/ nature photography and writing about British Columbia and beyond... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:10:00 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tammie http://daveingram.ca/2009/10/31/orange-jelly/comment-page-1/#comment-367 Tammie Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:36:40 +0000 http://daveingram.ca/?p=772#comment-367 You sure have a fantastic photo of this! Gorgeous! You sure have a fantastic photo of this! Gorgeous!

]]> By: Dave http://daveingram.ca/2009/10/31/orange-jelly/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Dave Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:54:00 +0000 http://daveingram.ca/?p=772#comment-315 Thanks for your comment Mary Beth - I always like finding this fungus, and like you, enjoy poking it! I had always assumed that it was Witch's Butter so it was neat to learn that it was a different kind of jelly fungus. Maybe it should be called Witch's Jelly?!? Thanks for your comment Mary Beth – I always like finding this fungus, and like you, enjoy poking it! I had always assumed that it was Witch’s Butter so it was neat to learn that it was a different kind of jelly fungus. Maybe it should be called Witch’s Jelly?!?

]]> By: Dave http://daveingram.ca/2009/10/31/orange-jelly/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Dave Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:48:56 +0000 http://daveingram.ca/?p=772#comment-314 Had a look at your image DutchBaby and it looks to me like a dried out Witch's Butter (<em>Tremula lutescens</em> - also called <em>T. mesenterica</em>). According to New Savory, Witch's Butter becomes orange red in colour and tough in texture when dried. That definitely fits the appearance of your photograph. Orange Jelly apparently just disintegrates when it gets older so that also makes me lean toward Witch's Butter. It also looks like the fungus is on hardwood, perhaps an apple tree(?), so that would fit with habitat as well. Very cool image by the way - nice and crisp and well composed! Had a look at your image DutchBaby and it looks to me like a dried out Witch’s Butter (Tremula lutescens – also called T. mesenterica). According to New Savory, Witch’s Butter becomes orange red in colour and tough in texture when dried. That definitely fits the appearance of your photograph. Orange Jelly apparently just disintegrates when it gets older so that also makes me lean toward Witch’s Butter. It also looks like the fungus is on hardwood, perhaps an apple tree(?), so that would fit with habitat as well. Very cool image by the way – nice and crisp and well composed!

]]> By: MaryBeth http://daveingram.ca/2009/10/31/orange-jelly/comment-page-1/#comment-312 MaryBeth Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:17:56 +0000 http://daveingram.ca/?p=772#comment-312 It is weird stuff isn't it. I have seen it before and just poked it. Very interesting to know more about it. MB It is weird stuff isn’t it. I have seen it before and just poked it. Very interesting to know more about it. MB

]]> By: dutchbaby http://daveingram.ca/2009/10/31/orange-jelly/comment-page-1/#comment-311 dutchbaby Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:53:35 +0000 http://daveingram.ca/?p=772#comment-311 This is so very interesting. I took a photo of a fungus a few months back but I didn't know what it was. Do you think this is orange jelly? http://www.flickr.com/photos/godutchbaby/4008393245/in/set-72157615787459496/ It doesn't quite look the same but it might just be older - more oxidized and wrinkled. This is so very interesting. I took a photo of a fungus a few months back but I didn’t know what it was. Do you think this is orange jelly? http://www.flickr.com/photos/godutchbaby/4008393245/in/set-72157615787459496/

It doesn’t quite look the same but it might just be older – more oxidized and wrinkled.

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