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jelly ear fungus

Auricularia auricula-judae

Photo by AnnaWhipkey
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Field Notes

Description:

purple mushroom growing on dead box elder tree

Habitat:

Indiana hardwood forest

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Comments (5)

@MediyansyahTaharani, I've never eaten it but according to Wikipedia; "Although it is not regarded as a choice edible mushroom in the west, it has long been popular in China, to the extent that Australia exported large volumes of the mushroom to China in the early twentieth century." It apparently also shows anti-tumor properties.
That's cool and weird. Love the color. Thanks for posting.
this tree is dead, I identified a nearby tree with the same bark and a few leaves as boxelder (Acer negundo).
Is the tree dying? Neat fungi!

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