Exidia recisa

Appearance

''Exidia recisa'' forms orange-brown or amber, gelatinous fruit bodies that are firm and shallowly conical at first, becoming lax and pendulous with age, and around 2.5 cm across. The fruit bodies typically grow gregariously, but do not normally coalesce. The upper, spore-bearing surface is smooth and shiny, whilst the undersurface is smooth and matt. Fruit bodies are attached to the wood at a point, but do not have a stem. The spore print is white.

Naming

Fruit bodies of ''Exidia repanda'' are similarly coloured and microscopically indistinguishable. The fruit bodies are button-shaped, however, never becoming conical and pendulous, and the species typically occurs on birch, never on willow. Fruit bodies of ''Exidia umbrinella'' are also similar, but the species only occurs on conifers and is uncommon. The widespread ''Exidia glandulosa'' has much darker, blackish brown fruit bodies with sparse warts or small, peg-like projections on their surface.

Distribution

''Exidia recisa'' is a wood-rotting species, typically found on dead attached twigs and branches. It was originally recorded on willow and most frequently occurs on this substrate, although it has also been reported on poplar, alder, and ''Prunus'' species. ''Exidia recisa'' typically fruits in autumn and winter. It is widely distributed in North and Central America, Europe, and northern Asia.

Habitat

''Exidia recisa'' is a wood-rotting species, typically found on dead attached twigs and branches. It was originally recorded on willow and most frequently occurs on this substrate, although it has also been reported on poplar, alder, and ''Prunus'' species. ''Exidia recisa'' typically fruits in autumn and winter. It is widely distributed in North and Central America, Europe, and northern Asia.