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Witches' Butter Black, gelatinous fruiting bodies that were button-shaped and 1-2 cm across. The fruiting bodies grew in clusters some had coalesced to form irregular masses that resembled blobs of jelly. Exidia nigricans,Fall,Fungus,Geotagged,United States,Witches' Butter Click/tap to enlarge

Witches' Butter

Black, gelatinous fruiting bodies that were button-shaped and 1-2 cm across. The fruiting bodies grew in clusters some had coalesced to form irregular masses that resembled blobs of jelly.

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The Exidia nigricans

''Exidia nigricans'' is a jelly fungus in the family Auriculariaceae. It is a common, wood-rotting species throughout the northern hemisphere, typically growing on dead attached branches of broadleaf trees. It has been much confused with ''Exidia glandulosa''.

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Similar species: Auriculariales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jan 23, 2018. Captured Nov 19, 2017 14:39 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/4.5
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.