Jelly ear
Auricularia auricula-judae
Edible, but easily confused with poisonous lookalikes.
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Auricularia auricula-judae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Auriculariales
- Family
- Auriculariaceae
- Under the cap
- Smooth
- Cap
- No cap
- Stem
- No stem
- Lives by
- Breaking down dead matter, Parasite
- Season
- Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
- Habitat
- Dead wood, Living trees
- Spore print
- White
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Its Latin name means Judas's ear: a legend says Judas hanged himself on an elder tree, where it often grows.
- It can dry into a hard, shrivelled crust and swell back to a soft jelly when rain returns.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q321342 · All fungi · All entries