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Witches' Butter - Exidia nigricans 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.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Hardwood sticks Exidia nigricans,Fall,Geotagged,United States,exidia Click/tap to enlarge

Witches' Butter - Exidia nigricans

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.

Habitat: Hardwood sticks

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Weirdly beautiful! Posted 6 years ago
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      Christine Young
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      I agree. This one was shriveled. Usually they are plump. Posted 6 years ago

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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 Mar 20, 2019. Captured Nov 24, 2018 13:00 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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