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Hericium americanum (coralloides)

Hericium americanum (coralloides)

Description:

Edible, arising from the side of a log or stump, that produces fertile branches. Fairly common

Habitat:

Hardwood Forests!

1 Species ID Suggestions

Lion's Mane
Hericium erinaceus California Fungi: Hericium erinaceus


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10 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

I think this is the comb tooth - Hericium coralloides.

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Beauty! One of my favorites.

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Nice spotting! Has anybody tried this fungus? I'm very curious what it tastes like.

allisonwbr
allisonwbr 11 years ago

http://www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wo...

They state that there is a lot of confusion on the naming of this species. Here’s another website?

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

f a n t a s t i c!

Warm
Warm 12 years ago

Wow! look like a fountain! So beautiful fungus

johnsknave
johnsknave 12 years ago

That is Hericium american most likely. A good edible.

surinamfrog
surinamfrog 12 years ago

It reminds me of a miniature willow tree

Leah M
Leah M 12 years ago

Weird!

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 12 years ago

Hi Allison, I can see you have many fungi species in this spot. It could be better if you post each specie as a different spot.

allisonwbr
Spotted by
allisonwbr

Wisconsin, USA

Spotted on Nov 12, 2011
Submitted on Dec 20, 2011

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