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Snow fungus

Tremella fuciformis

Illustrative 3D modelFruiting body / 3D

Snow fungus — Illustrative 3D model preview

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Tremella / Tremellaceae

Snow fungus

Tremella fuciformis

01 / The fruiting body

A closer look.

A mass of pale, ruffled lobes suggests the translucent, gelatinous form of snow fungus.

Form at a glance

Pale translucent lobes
Ruffled folds
Compact attachment

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Classification & naming

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Tremellomycetes
Order: Tremellales
Family: Tremellaceae
Genus: Tremella
Accepted name: Tremella fuciformis

The displayed species name follows the linked account. Higher-rank classifications can differ between older field guides and current research.

Sources (2)

Snow Fungus Polymorphism and evolutionary origins of accessory chromosomes in the basidiomycete Tremella fuciformis

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02 / Form & function

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01Jelly-like foldsLobed basidiome

The ruffled surface is represented by solid geometry rather than a physical jelly simulation.

Function

Provides exposed reproductive surface.

When observing

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Sources (2)

Snow Fungus Examples of macroscopic features

02AttachmentBasal attachment

This compact base indicates a connection to wood or other substrate beyond the model.

Function

Connects the fruiting body to its substrate.

When observing

Read alongside the species notes; this schematic feature cannot establish identity or safety.

Sources (2)

Snow Fungus Examples of macroscopic features

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03 / Learning to observe

Notice the differences.

Read the visible form

This fungus forms irregular whitish lobes rather than a cap-and-stem mushroom. The solid mesh approximates a soft jelly-like surface.

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Snow Fungus

What this illustration leaves out

This original procedural model is an educational shape study. It omits measured scale, microscopic characters and many changes caused by age, moisture and damage.

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Examples of macroscopic features

Natural variation

One illustrative form is shown. Age, moisture, inherited variation and damage can change real fruiting bodies; proportions are not calibrated.

Visual features alone may not establish identity. Do not use this model or visual identification alone to decide whether a wild fungus is safe to consume.

This collection does not assess edibility or toxicity; a model cannot establish identity or safety.

04 / A place in nature

Connected to its habitat.

Habitat and ecological context

Its relationship with companion fungi matters: research documents a close dependence on Annulohypoxylon stygium in studied material. A wood surface alone does not describe the whole interaction.

Sources (2)

Snow Fungus Polymorphism and evolutionary origins of accessory chromosomes in the basidiomycete Tremella fuciformis

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Scientific references4 sources / 2026-10-20

Source-linked editorial review; expert review pending. Species descriptions, source associations and qualified taxonomic concepts.

Reference set 2026-10-20.expansion1 · 2026-10-20

Snow Fungus ↗ · Missouri Department of Conservation (2019)institutional-reference · Accessed 2026-10-20
Polymorphism and evolutionary origins of accessory chromosomes in the basidiomycete Tremella fuciformis ↗Jinxiang Zhang and colleagues · Nature Communications (2026)peer-reviewed-research · Accessed 2026-10-20
Examples of macroscopic features ↗Heino Lepp · Australian National Botanic Gardens institutional-reference · Accessed 2026-10-20
Mushrooms: the spore-bearing surface ↗Heino Lepp · Australian National Botanic Gardens institutional-reference · Accessed 2026-10-20

Model provenance & limitationsIllustrative 3D model / v1.0.0

Creator: MycoIlm procedural generator
Asset: tremella-fuciformis-procedural-v1 · v1.0.0
Added: 2026-10-20
Scientific review: Expert review pending
File: GLB · 1,462,456 bytes · 58,096 triangles
License: Project-authored demonstration asset; no third-party model license.

Project-authored procedural educational geometry. The preview is rendered from this same model, not from a specimen photograph.

Original MycoIlm procedural geometry and generated surface colors; no external model or texture files used.

Approximate form, color and anatomical detail. This is not a specimen scan, measured reconstruction, identification reference or scientifically calibrated model.

Expert review pending. Macro geometry, anatomy mappings, color, proportions and scientific scale.

Reference set 2026-10-20.expansion1