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Golden ear

Photo: Franco Folini · iNaturalist · CC BY

Fungi and other organisms

Golden ear

Naematelia aurantia

Observations in the area
1
Last sighting
27 February 2026
Category
Fungi and other organisms
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The species

Naematelia aurantia (synonym Tremella aurantia) is a species of fungus producing yellow, frondose, gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies). It is widespread in north temperate regions and is parasitic on another species of fungus (Stereum hirsutum) that grows on dead attached and recently fallen branches of broadleaf trees. It is commonly called golden ear in North America.

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