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Auricularia auricula-judae (Jews Ear)0020

synonyms: Jelly Ear, Judasohr, Oreille de Judas

 

location: North America, Europe

edibility: Edible

fungus colour: Brown

normal size: 5-15cm

cap type: Cup shaped

stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent

spore colour: White, cream or yellowish

habitat: Grows on wood

 

Auricularia auricula-judae St. Amans syn. Hirneola auricula-judae (St. Amans) Berk. syn. Auricularia auricula (Hook.)Underwood Judasohr, Oreille de Judas, Jelly Ear Fruit, Jews Ear, body 3–8cm across, ear-shaped, gelatinous when fresh drying hard and horny, outer surface tan-brown with minute greyish downy hairs, inner surface grey-brown, smooth, or often wrinkled and ear-like. Spores white, sausage-shaped, 16–18×6–8µ. Basidia elongated cylindric with three transverse septa. Habitat on branches of frondose trees, usually elder. Season all year, especially autumn. Very common. Edible. Distribution, America and Europe.

 

info by Roger Phillips:

 

www.rogersmushrooms.com

 

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Taken on January 26, 2008