It is also called helianthus, a twining herb with fleshy stems, green or purplish red color.
In addition to its fleshy stem, it is woody at the bottom, 1.5 to 2 cm in diameter, with the upper part upright and the lower part lying on the ground.
The leaves are oval or nearly round, 3 - 9 cm long, 2 - 8 cm wide, petiolate, about 1 - 3 cm long, with grooves above the leaves.
Auricularia auricula leaves larger, 10 to 30 cm long, 4 to 11 cm wide, the shape of an obovate or long oval
The fruit is spherical in shape, 5 to 6 mm in diameter, red to dark red or black in color, with flowering from May to September.
The shape of the fruit of Auricularia auricula is achene cylinder, 4 to 4.5 mm long, and the flowering and fruiting period is later, from September to October.
