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Exidia glandulosa

Witches’s butter

Description

The fruiting bodies are olive-brown to black and they form series of cone-like gelatinous formations creating an irregular mass in lines up to 25 cm long while humid. It occurs on branches of broadleaves.

Symptom

Black, soft, huspenite formation on the trunk.

Tree Species: Beech, Oak, Maple

Part of a plant- attacked: Tree trunk

Pest significance: Less harmful

Pest Category: Fungi

Invasive Species: No

Present in EU: Yes

Seasonal frequency of occurrence

Seasonal frequency of occurrence