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Wood Ear mushroom
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Mushrooms & bracket fungi

Wood Ear mushroom

Auricularia nigricans (Sw.) Birkebak, Looney & Sánchez-García

Names

EnglishWood Ear mushroom
Dutch—
SpanishOreja de viejita
Chinese毛木耳
Sranan Tongopopolipo (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAuricularia nigricans (Sw.) Birkebak, Looney & Sánchez-García

About this species

Auricularia nigricans is a species of fungus in the family Auriculariaceae. Basidiocarps (fruitbodies} are gelatinous, ear-like, and grow on dead wood of broadleaf trees. It is found in southern and eastern Asia, North America, South America and the Caribbean.

The name Auricularia polytricha, when used by authors from the Americas, is a synonym of A. nigricans. When used by Asian authors, it likely refers instead to Auricularia cornea.

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Classification

KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderAuriculariales
FamilyAuriculariaceae
GenusAuricularia

In Suriname

8Records in Suriname
1911First record
1961Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo1
  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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