FungusAuriculariaceae
Jelly Ear
Auricularia auricula-judae
- Habitat
- Dead and dying Elder wood, occasionally other deciduous species
- Substrate
- Saprotrophic, primarily Elder wood
Ecological relationships
Grows on
ElderSambucus nigraThe association is so strong that the fungus's folk name "Judas's Ear" refers to the Elder tree from which Judas Iscariot is said to have hanged himself. Near-obligate on Elder in practice, though occasional records exist on other hosts.