Summary description from Wikipedia:

Auricularia polytricha in languages:

Chinese

毛木耳

Czech

boltcovitka chlupatá

English

Wood Ear mushroom

French

Champignon noir

Japanese

アラゲキクラゲ

Korean

털목이

Polish

Uszak gęstowłosy

Turkish

tüylü kulak mantarı

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Parent Taxon

• Auricularia

Sibling Taxa

• Auricularia auricula-judae
• Auricularia cerrina
• Auricularia cornea
• Auricularia delicata group
• Auricularia fuscosuccinea
• Auricularia mesenterica
• Auricularia nigricans
• Auricularia polytricha
• Auricularia subglabra
• Hirneola antarctica

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