Species

Auricularia americana (Jelly tree ear)

Auricularia americana. Photo: (c) pinonbistro, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Auricularia americana is a species of fungus in the family Auriculariaceae. Basidiocarps (fruitbodies} are gelatinous, ear-like, and grow on dead conifer wood. The species was formerly confused with Auricularia auricula-judae, which grows on broadleaf wood and is confined to Europe.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Order: Auriculariales
        Family: Auriculariaceae
        Genus: Auricularia (Wood ear fungi)
        Complex: Auricularia auricula-judae
        Species: Auricularia americana (Jelly tree ear)

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