is a saprobic European jelly fungus with traditional culinary and medicinal significance, often said to resemble a human ear. It was originally named by Linnaeus and has been moved to different genera since, but its specific epithet was also changed from to by Bulliard in 1789, which is not normally a valid nomenclatural alteration. However, due to the practice of "name sanctioning" in the mycological nomenclatural code, this change has been accepted. This article outlines the nomenclatural and cultural history of the controversial name and suggests its return to the original specific epithet , as well as the designation of an epitype specimen.
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