Tree-Ear (Auricularia auricula) in Lata Jarum, Pahang

Johari Jalinas School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, 43650 UKM Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan E-mail: johari_j@ukm.my

Tree-Ear (Auricularia auricula) Photo: Johari Jalinas

Family: Auriculariaceae, Order: Auriculariales Description: Large, brownish, rubbery, ear-shaped; upper surface smooth, wavy, reddishbrown to blackish; undersurface with dense, silky covering or minutely hairy, deeply and irregularly ribbed and veined, reddish-to yellow-brown. Flesh thin, rubbery. Spores: 12-15 x 4-6 : sausage-shaped, smooth, with cross-walls; spores form on upper surface. Spore print white. Edibility: Edible. Habitat: Several to may, on coniferous wood; sometimes on deciduous wood.

References Gary H. Lincoff. 2008. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. Chanticleer Press Inc. Page 380. Tan Teck Koon. 1990. A Guide to Tropical Fungi. Singapore Science Centre. Page: 90-91