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adult Judas' Ear

Auricularia auricula-judae

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6 Comments

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

Thanks a lot, achmmad

achmmad
achmmad 12 years ago

And they are beautiful!

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

welcome

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 12 years ago

Okay. Thanks for more info Lars.

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

Its specific epithet is derived from the belief that Judas Iscariot hanged himself from an elder tree (which this fungus is commonly growing on); the common name "Judas's ear" eventually became "Jew's ear", while today "jelly ear" or other names are sometimes used.
It just looks like an ear - at least the usual shape is somehow similar.

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 12 years ago

Why Judas' ear? Any story behind this?

LarsKorb
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LarsKorb

Hohenhorn, Schleswig-Holstein (Landmasse), Germany

Spotted on Jan 14, 2012
Submitted on Jan 14, 2012

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