Gloeostereum

Gloeostereum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Cyphellaceae
Genus: Gloeostereum
S. Ito & S. Imai (1933)
Type species
Gloeostereum incarnatum
S. Ito & S. Imai (1933)

Gloeostereum is a genus of fungi in the family Cyphellaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Gloeostereum incarnatum, an edible mushroom native to China. In Chinese culture, it is called yú ěr (; literally "elm ear"). It is sometimes included in a vegetarian dish called Buddha's delight.

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