Dark wood ear Auricularia fruiting bodies on a mushroom farm
Photo: 트리오구, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsWood ear on a farm. Not grown with this profile.

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Wood Ear: deep black

Auricularia auricula-judae, Black wood ear auricularia

Paid culinary Profile, $2.99. About 38 days from start to fruit.

Bright, blue-heavy light during fruiting for the near-black ears prized in cold salads and hot pots.

Stages

  1. Colonization 18 days
  2. Pinning 6 days
  3. Bright fruiting 14 days

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