cartilaginea, is bicoloured whitish and ochre to brown, grows preferentially on birch and alder, has a northerly distribution, and occurs in North America, Europe, and the Russian Far East.

The same research also shows that E. cartilaginea is a further synonym, though its distinctive morphology and habitat have led to its recognition as the varietal level as E. candida var.

[1] Exidia candida forms whitish, gelatinous fruit bodies that are cushion-shaped at first, later coalescing to become effused but irregularly corrugated or brain-like, around 20 centimetres (8 in) across by 2 cm (3⁄4 in) thick.

Fruit bodies of Myxarium nucleatum are also similar, but have larger, more visible mineral inclusions and are microscopically distinct in having basidia with an enucleate stalk.

cartilaginea grows preferentially on birch and alder, has a northerly distribution, and occurs in North America, northern Europe, and the Russian Far East.