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Amber Jelly

Amber Jelly (Exidia recisa), photo
Photo: Eugene Popov, CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
Exidia recisa · Family Auriculariaceae · Updated October 2026
533US records
39states
Octbusiest month
533 US records since 1877 (115 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Feb 28, 2026 (about 8 months ago) near Merion Station, Montgomery County, PA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New Jersey, Louisiana and Pennsylvania, and the busiest months are Oct, Aug and Sep. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)

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When it's recorded

Jan25Feb27Mar33Apr36May33Jun24Jul51Aug60Sep52Oct105Nov32Dec23

Records by month, all years. Busiest: Oct, Aug, Sep.

Where it's recorded

StateRecordsLatest sighting
New Jersey204May 7, 2022
Louisiana33Dec 6, 2008
Pennsylvania30Feb 28, 2026
Illinois27Jul 31, 2010
Ohio24Dec 18, 2024
Tennessee22Oct 28, 2025
New York20Jan 8, 2024
North Carolina17Jun 22, 2023
Virginia14Jan 26, 2024
Georgia11Nov 28, 2024
Maryland11May 6, 1968
West Virginia9May 17, 2006

Top counties

More on this species from GBIF.

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