Possible ID: Auricularia auricula
Classification:
Phylum Basidiomycota
Class Agaricomycetes
Order Auriculariales
Family Auriculariaceae
Location: Ridge across from Turtle Creek Park, Lewisburg, PA.
Habitat description: Hardwood forest
Substrate/host organism: Fallen wood log on ground
General aspect/fruiting habit: Grew with multiple others, some clustered and some individuals. Gathered together and attached at a central or lateral position.
Fruiting body: Tough gelatinous skin in hydrated state when collected. Dry skin when dehydrated. Fruit body had a depressed pileus and entire/crenulate margins. No stipe present or very short stipe present. Smooth and wavy hymenium. Tan/brown in color. No odor.
Collector: Deepali Group: Deepali, Stephanie, Paulina
