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American Amber Jelly Fungus

Exidia crenata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Pennsylvania.January 115, February 73, March 186, April 222, May 116, June 32, July 5, August 7, September 15, October 66, November 91, December 127.
Pennsylvania1,866
Massachusetts1,766
New York1,592
Virginia1,093
Ohio1,013
North Carolina924
Georgia922
Maryland867
Michigan836
New Jersey697

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Traits

Group and habits

  • Jelly fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are typically jelly fungi.Inferred from its group
  • Grows on woodDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly grow on wood.Inferred from its group
  • Saprotrophic fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly decompose dead organic matter.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderAuriculariales
FamilyAuriculariaceae
GenusExidia

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