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Hericium americanum
Family of the tooth fungus. Light colored and with dangling spines. Edible and being tested for medical uses.
Mostly found on logs or hardwoods. This was found growing in a damaged willow tree.
Spotted on Dec 9, 2015
Submitted on Dec 10, 2015
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The Coralloides grows more on dead trees. This is a live tree. Also it is still young and growing. This and the other one I chose are the ones likely in the bay area.
Ah, I see you changed the name and it's more likely that it's H. Americanum.
Because it looks like H. Coralloides, not like H. Erinaceum:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hericium
Here you can see a picture of both.
Why would you think that?
This is Hericium Coralloides