Its specific epithet is derived from the belief that Judas Iscariot hanged himself from an elder tree; the common name "Judas's ear" was largely eclipsed by the corruption "Jew's ear", while today "wood ear", "jelly ear" and other names are preferred.
Just Gently anti-Semitic
I legit did not know the "jew ear" thing. My bad.
Not your fault. You don’t know Latin.
This is pretty interesting, from Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auricularia_auricula-judae