Jelly Ear
Auricularia auricula-judae · Family Auriculariaceae · Updated October 2026
907US records
47states
Julbusiest month
907 US records since 1880 (78 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Jul 31, 2021 (about 5 years ago) near Copper Mountain, Summit County, CO, a preserved specimen in Denver Botanic Gardens, Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi. Most US records come from New Jersey, Illinois and North Carolina, and the busiest months are Jul, Aug and Oct. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)
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When it's recorded
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Jul, Aug, Oct.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Sussex County, NJ (37) · latest Sep 28, 2019
- Ocean County, NJ (29) · latest Oct 26, 2019
- Mercer County, NJ (25) · latest May 4, 2019
- Alachua County, FL (23) · latest Jul 24, 1984
- Morris County, NJ (23) · latest Jul 20, 2019
- Orange County, NC (22) · latest May 11, 2001
- Jackson County, IL (21) · latest Jun 24, 2000
- Burlington County, NJ (19) · latest Oct 6, 2018
- Hamilton County, OH (19) · latest Jun 3, 1967
- Montgomery County, MD (18) · latest May 2, 1994
More on this species from GBIF.
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