Sarcomyxa edulis; mukitake mushroom
An edible mushroom species known as mukitake in Japanese. The name literally means 'peeling mushroom' because its cap skin peels easily.
Mukitake mushrooms grow on dead broadleaf trees in autumn.
In this region, people put mukitake in miso soup.
Hiragana spelling, also acceptable.
Kanji form using 剥 (peel) and 茸 (mushroom); rarely used.
Variant kanji form with 剝 (peel); even less common.
The name ムキタケ (mukitake) comes from 剥く (muku, 'to peel') and 茸 (take, 'mushroom'), referring to the easily peelable cap skin.