Exidia saccharina
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About
Exidia saccharina is a species of fungus in the family Auriculariaceae. Basidiocarps are gelatinous, reddish brown, button-shaped at first then often coalescing and becoming irregularly effused. In the UK, it has the recommended English name of pine jelly. It grows on dead branches of conifers and is known from Europe, North America, and northern Asia.
- Family
- Auriculariaceae
How to use it
Pine jelly can be beneficial ecologically as it helps decompose dead wood, returning nutrients to the soil. This process is vital for maintaining healthy forest ecosystems, allowing new plants to thrive.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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- Name
- Exidia saccharina
- Slug
- exidia-saccharina
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Auriculariaceae
- Genus
- Exidia
- Species
- saccharina
- Wikidata QID
- Q1723674
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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