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 (榆耳; literally "elm ear"). It is sometimes included in a vegetarian dish called Buddha's delight.
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