<< Previous Next >>

Jew's Ear


Jew's Ear
Photo Information
Copyright: Gert Paassen (Gert-Paassen) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1217 W: 2 N: 4593] (13888)
Genre: Fungi
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-24
Categories: Fungi
Exposure: f/8, 1/50 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-10-17 23:12
Viewed: 670
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Dutch]
After the black fungis with the beautiful names , Deadmans vinger or witches hat, now another fungi with an silly name.
I hope you like it more than the Black ones.

Latin name - Auricularia auricula-judae

location: North America, Europe
edibility: Edible
fungus colour: Brown
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Cup shaped
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows on wood

Auricularia auricula-judae St. Amans syn. Hirneola auricula-judae (St. Amans) Berk. syn. Auricularia auricula (Hook.)Underwood Judasohr, Oreille de Judas, Jelly Ear Fruit body 3–8cm across, ear-shaped, gelatinous when fresh drying hard and horny, outer surface tan-brown with minute greyish downy hairs, inner surface grey-brown, smooth, or often wrinkled and ear-like. Spores white, sausage-shaped, 16–18×6–8µ. Basidia elongated cylindric with three transverse septa. Habitat on branches of frondose trees, usually elder. Season all year, especially autumn. Very common. Edible. Distribution, America and Europe.

Auricularia auricula-judae (syn. Auricularia auricula, Hirneola auricula-judae) is commonly known as Judas's ear fungus or Jew's Ear, the name from which it derives the "judae" in its scientific name, or as the jelly ear fungus. This jelly fungus is conspicuously ear shaped, ranging from purple to dark brown or black in color with a rubbery texture, and most often found on dead elder trees but also on elms. It was said that Judas hanged himself on an elder tree, which is the origin of the name.

The term 'Jew's Meat' was a depracatory term used for all fungi in the Middle Ages and the term 'Jew's Ear' is best avoided, Jelly Ear being preferable.

Jelly Ear was used by herablists (sic) as a poultice to treat inflamations of the eyes.[
This species is used often in Asian cooking.
matatur, boreocypriensis, zulfu, eqshannon, crs, jaycee, nglen, jconceicao has marked this note useful
Only registered TrekNature members may rate photo notes.
Add Critique [Critiquing Guidelines] 
Only registered TrekNature members may write critiques.
Discussions
None
You must be logged in to start a discussion.

Critiques [Translate]

Thank you indeed for sharing this curious piece of nature with us Gert, good POV, ideal focus and exposure and a fine looking central composition. And richly informative notes, thanks again my friend.
Mehmet

Good Morning Big Bro Gert,

As indicated its Latin name this fungi resembles earlaps:) Realy an intersting fungi. You captured it in a fine composition with great clarity. Excellent lighting and framing.
TFS and cheers,

Bayram

  • Great 
  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1066 W: 0 N: 162] (870)
  • [2008-10-18 2:04]

Hello Gert, superb capture of this Jew's Ear fungus with nice colours, details and composition. TFS.
G's,
Mehmet

This image reminds me quickly of a movie I enjoy and have copy of.."Legend"...a fantasy or perhaps not..but much would be the costume of this...rather grotesque in appearance, there is meaning and good in all things..
Bob

  • Great 
  • crs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 523 W: 0 N: 920] (3543)
  • [2008-10-18 8:30]

Hello Gert,

These fungi are very well shown in your photo. You have used so well the light showing very well theyr structure. With the nice combination of light and shadows it becomes obvious why they have been called "Ear".

Thank you for sharing,
Cristian

  • Great 
  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2008-10-18 11:07]

Hi Gert,

This strange looking fungus truly does look like ears. You show this in amazingly sharp detail. Excellent lighting allowing a good look of the "inner ear" with its veins. Marvelous shot with wonderful clarity, colors and composition.

Jane

  • Great 
  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2921 W: 34 N: 8658] (32266)
  • [2008-10-18 11:14]

Hi Gert. Well it looks like an ear. You seem to find so many different one to show us, Once again you have taken this with good detail and natural colours. with a good POV.well done TFS.
Nick..

Hello Gert ,

Beautiful photo of this interesting mushroom.
Wondeful colours with good focus.
Excellent light.

  • Great 
  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2585] (9117)
  • [2008-10-19 16:53]

Hello Gert,
a very unique fungi as well as its name.
not very common in my country, but we have edible monkey ears. Quite plasctic and rubbery . Nice fungi that goes in beans soup.
Nice exposition with attractive presentation it its natural surrounding.

regards,
Foozi

Calibration Check
















0123456789ABCDEF