Descidia repanda, also known as birch jelly, is a species of fungus in the family Auriculariaceae. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are gelatinous, orange-brown, and button-shaped. It grows on dead attached twigs and branches of birch (Betula species) and has been recorded from Europe and northern Asia.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Birch jelly being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Auriculariales
- Family
- Auriculariaceae
- Genus
- Descidia
- Species
- Descidia repanda
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