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Wood Ear

Auricularia angiospermarum

Description:

Brown to cinnamon colored, gelatinous fruit bodies with folds and wrinkles. Auricularia angiospermarum is a species of jelly fungi in the family Auriculariaceae. It was once thought that the North American species of wood ear was Auricularia auricula-judae, but recent research has shown that it is not endemic to North America.

Habitat:

Found growing on a dead hardwood branch in a dense mixed hardwood forest.

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flowntheloop
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flowntheloop

Georgia, USA

Spotted on Oct 9, 2017
Submitted on Oct 12, 2017

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