Jelly ear fungus

[mikbone]

 

[jeffashman]

Nice shot!

 

[Jeff15]

Interesting shot....

 

[PJM]

Nice colors

 

[smoke665]

I was almost afraid to look at this. LOL Good job.

 

[Donde]

Beautiful, are they edible?i

 

[mikbone]

Beautiful,

Beautiful, are they edible?i

Jelly ear is popular in Chinese cuisine, where it is known as ‘wood ears’. It was used medicinally until at least the 1860s, and it was thought that fungi that looked like body parts could be used to treat that body part. It was therefore used to treat eye conditions (as eyes are gelatinous like the fungus) and throat problems (as jelly ear’s structure was considered similar to the throat’s). Herbalist John Gerard recommended a remedy for sore throats made by boiling jelly ear in milk.

 

[slat]

Nice shot.

 

[davholla]

Very nice can it be seen everywhere in the UK - I have not seen it before.

 

[mikbone]

Very nice can it be seen everywhere in the UK - I have not seen it before.

Hi , It's fairly common, it mostly grows on Elder trees

 

[davholla]

Hi , It's fairly common, it mostly grows on Elder trees

Thanks I will keep any eye out for it.