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Auricularia auricula-judae

1 Species ID Suggestions

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago
Judas Ear Fungus
Auricularia auricula-judae


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7 Comments

SebastianBarragan
SebastianBarragan 12 years ago

Thanks for your help!!!!!

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

It's actually a Judas Ear Fungus - Auricularia auricula-judae

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

Fabulous picture.
It has a Turkish delight quality to it.

Meik
Meik 12 years ago

You're welcome! Yeah, sometimes they really look like ears.

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 12 years ago

thanks Meik - parts of the fungus look like ears - elephant ears!

Meik
Meik 12 years ago

I agree with Leuba, it looks like Auricularia auricula-judae.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auricularia...

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 12 years ago

Is it a kind of Jelly Fungus ? - it's beautiful and makes a lovely photograph.

SebastianBarragan
Spotted by
SebastianBarragan

Casanare, Colombia

Spotted on Nov 27, 2011
Submitted on Dec 1, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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