Species details

Jelly ear

Auricularia auricula-judae

Traditionally edible

Description

A brown gelatinous ear-shaped fungus with a velvety outer and smooth inner surface.

It shrivels and hardens when dry, swelling again after rain; the stem is absent or very short.

Mainly on dead elder wood, also other hardwoods, throughout the year.

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December