jelly ear or judas's ear fungus (auricularia auricula-judae) on a tree trunk : (pix sanjiv shukla)

auricularia auricula-judae jelly ear jew#39aph39#s fungus fungi auriculariales fruit bodies brown gelatinous ear-like shape grow dead wood elder judas iscariot hanged broadleaf spore tree shrub folk medicine traditional edible consumed thick floppy cup-shaped attached tough elastic texture upper surface reddish-tan-brown purplish tint tiny grey downy hairs undulating fold wrinkle colour darker folded branch trunk dehydration