Roadside Jelly Ear

12 February 2024

Walking up Mill Hill Road from the Earlham Road junction in Norwich we spotted two fruiting bodies of Auricularia auricula at the edge of the road.

Auricularia auricula
12th February 2024 – Mill Hill Road, Norwich
Auricularia auricula
12th February 2024 – Mill Hill Road, Norwich

Overhead on both sides of the road are mature Beech trees — could these jellies have fallen?