noun
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.
ムキタケは秋に広葉樹の枯れ木に生える。
Mukitake mushrooms grow on dead broadleaf trees in autumn.
この地方ではムキタケを味噌汁に入れて食べる。
In this region, people put mukitake in miso soup.
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.