Linden Small Bowl Ear and ordinary Small Bowl Ear there is no difference, because the Small Bowl Ear is linden fungus, linden fungus is to grow in the linden wood of the rotting wood.

Small bowl ear, alias linden fungus, autumn fungus, etc., is a species of fungus. Mycological classification belongs to the class of fungi, wood ear, wood ear family. Black and brown color, soft texture, delicious taste, nutritious, vegetarian can meat, not only for the Chinese cuisine to add elegance, but also can nourish the blood and face, people's skin red, glowing, and can be prevented and treated iron deficiency anemia etc., has a lot of medicinal properties.

Mainly distributed in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Fujian, Taiwan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places. Grows in linden, oak, poplar, ficus, acacia and so on more than 120 kinds of broad-leaved trees on the rotting wood, solitary or group. Currently artificial cultivation to section of wood and bag material is dominated.

The main production area of the best tasting small bowl ear is located in the northeast region of the size of the Hinggan Mountains and the Changbai Mountain area, including the Changbai Mountain area, Jilin area for the largest origin. The region is rich in forestry resources, temperature and humidity conditions are most suitable for the growth of small bowl ear this valuable edible fungus.

Small bowl ear and autumn fungus are black fungus varieties, the specific division of the two fungus which one is better, depending on the quality level of fungus and picking time, such as the first grade of fungus is better than the second, the third grade, the ear piece of black-brown, the thickness of 1mm or more, there is a sense of light, the piece of intact and no bad ear, the water content is less than 14%, impurities do not exceed 0.3%.

At the same time, the spring picking of the fungus is better than the small summer to autumn, after the fall harvest, that is to say, the first level of small bowl ear than the second level of autumn fungus, and vice versa the first level of autumn fungus than the second level of small bowl ear is better.