Synonyms: Auricula nigra, Auricula polytricha, Auricularia auricula, Auricularia leucochroma, Auricularia nigrescens, Auricularia polytricha, Exidia polytricha, Hirneola nigra, Hirneola nigricans, Hirneola polytricha, Lachnea nigra, Peziza nigra, Peziza nigrescens, Peziza nigricans, Scutellinia nigra.
Common name: cloud ear jelly.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Cloud ear fungus (Auricularia polytricha, syn. Hirneola polytricha) is an edible jelly fungus. It grows on trees in mountainous regions, is gray-brown in color, and is often used in Asian cooking, especially Chinese cuisine.
Chinese: 毛木耳, German: Judasohr, Indonesian: Jamur kuping hitam, Japanese: アラゲキクラゲ, Javanese: Jamur kuping ireng, Persian: قارچ گوشابری, Polish: Uszak gęstowłosy, Russian: Аурикулярия густоволосистая, Sundanese: Lémbér hideung, Swedish: Auricularia polytricha (svamp), Tagalog: Taingang daga, Vietnamese: Mao mộc nhĩ.
Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans, Auricularia polytricha) at Center for Biological Field Studies on Fish Hatchery Road. Huntsville, Texas, September 16, 2018
Forest Service Rd 236A, Huntsville, TX 77320, USA
Underside of cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans, Auricularia polytricha) at Center for Biological Field Studies on Fish Hatchery Road. Huntsville, Texas, September 16, 2018Forest Service Rd 236A, Huntsville, TX 77320, USA
Caps of cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans, Auricularia polytricha) at Center for Biological Field Studies on Fish Hatchery Road. Huntsville, Texas, September 16, 2018Forest Service Rd 236A, Huntsville, TX 77320, USA
Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans, Auricularia polytricha) on a small fallen tree on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 27, 2019Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans, Auricularia polytricha) on a fallen tree on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 27, 2019Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans, Auricularia polytricha) on a fallen oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans, Auricularia polytricha) on rotting oak in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
White species of cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans, Auricularia polytricha) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, April 7, 2020Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
White species of cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans, Auricularia polytricha) on a fallen tree on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, April 7, 2020Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans, Auricularia polytricha) together with their white species on a log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, April 7, 2020Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a log on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020State Park Rd 40, New Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Young and mature caps of cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a log on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020State Park Rd 40, New Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Hairy underside of cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a log on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020State Park Rd 40, New Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Young cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a log on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020State Park Rd 40, New Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Upper surface of cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a log on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 30, 2020State Park Rd 40, New Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Cloud ear jelly fungus (Auricularia nigricans) on a fallen osage orange tree on Little Lake Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest east from Trail Head No. 4, near Montgomery. Texas, November 29, 2020Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a fallen branch on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, January 23, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA
Hairy caps of cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a fallen branch on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, January 23, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA
Dense cluster of cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a fallen branch on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, January 23, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA
Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a fallen oak near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 21, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Underside of cloud ear jelly mushroom (Auricularia nigricans) on a big stump of a broken tree, could be elm, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Hairy surface of cloud ear jelly mushroom (Auricularia nigricans) on a big stump of a broken tree, could be elm, in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a big tree stump in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, July 10, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2022Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on mossy trunk of a fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2022Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on mossy fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2022Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Baby mushrooms Auricularia nigricans on a mossy branch of a fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 12, 2022Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Mature cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a fallen beech tree in area of Winters Bayou in Sam Houston National Forest east from Waverly. Texas, May 28, 2022Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a fallen beech tree in area of Winters Bayou in Sam Houston National Forest east from Waverly. Texas, May 28, 2022Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Spores of jelly mushrooms Auricularia nigricans from a beech log under a microscope with x40 objective, collected in area of Winters Bayou in Sam Houston National Forest east from Waverly. Texas, May 28, 2022
Spores of jelly mushrooms Auricularia nigricans from a beech log under a microscope with x100 objective, collected in area of Winters Bayou in Sam Houston National Forest east from Waverly. Texas, May 28, 2022
Cloud ear jelly mushrooms (Auricularia nigricans) on a fallen beech on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 27, 2022Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Cloud ear jelly fungus (Auricularia nigricans) on a tree root on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, May 7, 2024Kiwanis Nature Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, 77843, United States
Cloud ear jelly fungus (Auricularia nigricans) in Longmire Park. College Station, Texas, May 9, 2024College Station, Brazos County, Texas, 77845, United States
Cloud ear jelly fungus (Auricularia nigricans) at the base of a tree in Longmire Park. College Station, Texas, May 9, 2024College Station, Brazos County, Texas, 77845, United StatesMushroom Observer and Facebook for learning names of local mushrooms.
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