Exidia glandulosa (Bull.) Fr.
(Witches’ Butter)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesExidia glandulosa (Witches’ Butter)
GenusExidia (brain fungi)
FamilyAURICULARIACEAE (a family of jelly fungi)
OrderAURICULARIALES (an order of jelly fungi)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Exidia glandulosa (Witches’ Butter) :
1: Exidia glandulosa (Witches’ Butter)
23 Jan 1999 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on dead Ash branch
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Fruitbodies (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - hymenium - close-upImage 4: BasidiaImage 5: BasidiumImage 6: SporesImage 7: Spores (2)
2: Exidia glandulosa (Witches’ Butter)
16 Jan 1999 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on fallen Oak twig in ditch
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Fruitbodies (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies - half driedImage 4: Fruitbodies - half dried (2)Image 5: Fruitbody - LSImage 6: Fruitbody surface - close-upImage 7: BasidiaImage 8: Brown thick-walled contorted hyphae from hymeniumImage 9: Medallion clamp connections on gelatinised hyphaeImage 10: Medallion clamp connections on gelatinised hyphae (2)Image 11: Medallion clamp connections on gelatinised hyphae (3)Image 12: SporesImage 13: Spores (2)Image 14: Spores (3)
3: Exidia glandulosa (Witches’ Butter)
13 Apr 1979 OSGR: SU82 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on Oak branch
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Underside - close-upImage 3: Spores - magnified
4: Exidia glandulosa (Witches’ Butter)
26 Jan 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
on dead wood
Image 1: Fruitbody - in situ

Exidia glandulosa (Witches’ Butter) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Exidia glandulosa (Witches’ Butter)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Exidia glandulosa (Witches’ Butter)
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