Wood ear
Wood-ear or tree ear (Chinese: 木耳; pinyin: mù'ěr, Korean: 목이 버섯), also translated wood jellyfish or tree jellyfish (Japanese: キクラゲ, Hepburn: ki-kurage), can refer to a few similar-looking edible fungi used primarily in Chinese cuisine; these are commonly sold in Asian markets shredded and dried.
- Auricularia heimuer (黑木耳, black ear fungus), previously misdetermined as Auricularia auricula-judae
- Auricularia cornea (毛木耳, cloud ear fungus), also called Auricularia polytricha
- Tremella fuciformis (银耳, white/silver ear fungus)
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Auricularia heimuer
The black and cloud ear fungi are black in appearance and closely related. The white ear fungus is superficially similar but has important ecological, taxonomical, and culinary differences.
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