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American Amber Jelly Fungus
Exidia crenata
Exidia crenata is a species of fungus in the family Auriculariaceae. It has the English name of amber jelly roll. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are gelatinous, brown to orange-brown, and turbinate (top-shaped). It typically grows on dead attached twigs and branches of broadleaved trees and is found in North America.
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Description
The gelatinous fruit bodies are amber, 8–25 millimetres (3⁄8–1 inch) wide, and 4–12 mm (3⁄16–1⁄2 in) thick. They can be translucent and tend to be moist and/or glossy. The spore print is white.
Similar species. Similar species include E. recisa and members of the genera Auricularia and Phaeotremella.
Range & habitat
Exidia crenata is a wood-rotting species, typically found on dead attached twigs and branches of broadleaf trees, particularly oak. It is widely distributed in eastern North America, where it can be found from September through May, thriving in winter.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat and distribution”
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Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 879877.