Auricularia cornea

Auricularia cornea
Auricularia cornea, New Zealand
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Auriculariales
Family: Auriculariaceae
Genus: Auricularia
Species:
A. cornea
Binomial name
Auricularia cornea
Ehrenb. (1820)
Synonyms
  • Exidia cornea (Ehrenb.) Fr. (1822)
  • Hirneola cornea (Ehrenb.) Fr. (1848)

Auricularia cornea, also known as cloud ear, is a species of fungus in the order Auriculariales. It is commercially cultivated for food in China. Auricularia cornea is a popular ingredient in many Chinese dishes and is also used in traditional Chinese medicine.

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