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American Amber Jelly Fungus
American Amber Jelly Fungus
Exidia crenata
Fungi
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
A few weeks
Size
Small
Diet
Decomposer
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Spores
Defense
Camouflage
Status
Common

About

A gelatinous, amber-brown fungus that forms wavy, brain-like lobes on dead hardwood branches, feeling rubbery and translucent when wet. It shrivels to a dark, crusty film in dry weather and rehydrates back to its jelly form after rain.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    spore
    A microscopic spore drifts on air or water and germinates where moisture and substrate meet.
  2. 2.
    mycelium
    A thread-like mycelium spreads through the substrate, breaking it down into nutrients.
  3. 3.
    fruiting body
    A mature fruiting body emerges to release the next generation of spores.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Auriculariales
Family
Auriculariaceae
Genus
Exidia
Species
Exidia crenata