Witches' Butter
Exidia glandulosa (Bull.) Fr.
Also called: Black Witches' Butter, Black Witch's Butter
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Photos
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Photo: Irina Mitine. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
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Photo: Irina Mitine. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: Megan “Moe” Morelock. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 172 |
| February | 106 |
| March | 154 |
| April | 177 |
| May | 218 |
| June | 162 |
| July | 147 |
| August | 138 |
| September | 180 |
| October | 236 |
| November | 153 |
| December | 127 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- California 185 records · Foraging rules
- New York 147 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 135 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 116 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 96 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 70 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 67 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 65 records · Foraging rules
- Louisiana 61 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 52 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 46 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 40 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 39 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 38 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 38 records · Foraging rules
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- Colorado37 records
- Maine37 records
- New Jersey33 records
- Iowa33 records
- Vermont32 records
- Minnesota30 records
- Connecticut30 records
- Idaho30 records
- Indiana28 records
- New Hampshire27 records
- Tennessee26 records
- Nova Scotia26 records
- Florida20 records
- Washington20 records
- Texas19 records
- Georgia19 records
- Missouri18 records
- Alaska15 records
- Manitoba15 records
- West Virginia15 records
- Delaware13 records
- Kansas13 records
- South Carolina11 records
- Oregon10 records
- Kentucky9 records
- Alabama9 records
- New Brunswick7 records
- District of Columbia6 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador5 records
- Yukon4 records
- Prince Edward Island4 records
- Oklahoma4 records
- Montana4 records
- Alberta4 records
- Rhode Island4 records
- Mississippi3 records
- Northwest Territories3 records
- Arkansas2 records
- Arizona2 records
- Utah1 records
- Saskatchewan1 records
- North Dakota1 records
- South Dakota1 records
About
Exidia glandulosa is a species of fungus in the family Auriculariaceae. In the UK, it has the recommended English name of witch's butter. In North America it has variously been called black witches' butter, black jelly roll, or warty jelly fungus. The gelatinous basidiocarp (fruit bodies) are up to 5 cm (2.0 in) wide, brownish grey to black, and turbinate (top-shaped), growing singly or in groups. It is a common wood-rotting species in Europe, growing on dead attached branches of oak and other broadleaf trees.
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