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Mushroom
Auricularia auricula (Hook.) Underw.
Fruiting Body

Lobes 2-10 (-15) cm; centrally to laterally attached.

Spores

Basidiospores 12-14 x 4-6 µm, allantoid, smooth, hyaline.

Diagnostic macroscopic feature

Brown jelly fungus with ear-shaped lobes that are finely hairy on one side, fruiting particularly on hickory or oak branches after heavy rain

Nutritional Mode

Saprobe

Substrate

Hardwood logs, dead branches on living trees; favors hickory and elm

Habitat

Deciduous woods

Fruiting Season

Spring, summer, fall

Common name

Tree ear; Wood ear

 
     
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