Auricularia americana
Les Champignons des Arbres de l'Est de l'Amérique du Nord: 287. 2003.
Common Name: none
Misapplied names: Auricularia auricula; Auricularia auricula-judae
For description see Barrett.
Not uncommon in montane areas on conifers and hardwoods, much less common in coastal areas; late fall through spring.
Edible.
Auricularia americana can be distinguished by its ear shape, gelatinous or jellylike flesh, reddish-brown to orange-brown to brown underside (fertile surface), and pallid finely tomentose top. Tremella foliacea is similarly similarly colored, but lacks the ear shape and tomentose upper surface.
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Barrett, M.F. (1910). Three Common Species of Auricularia. Mycologia 2(1): 12-18. (PDF)
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Looney, B.P., Birkebak, J.M. & Matheny, P.B. (2013). Systematics of the genus Auricularia with an emphasis on species from the southeastern United States. North American Fungi 8(6): 1-25.
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