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Wood Ear

Auricularia auricula

Description:

These had such a nice color to them, growing from a water oak log.

Habitat:

Nature Sanctuary complex

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2 Comments

chesterbperry
chesterbperry 11 years ago

Yes it is edible, and used often in Chinese cuisine. It is also the first cultivated mushroom.

SisirBanga
SisirBanga 11 years ago

Is this edible? I have tasted something like this. This seems to be a mushroom.

chesterbperry
Spotted by
chesterbperry

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Jan 2, 2013
Submitted on Jan 3, 2013

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