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Hericium erinaceum
Edible and medicinal mushroom. It can be identified by its tendency to grow all the spines out from one group (rather than branches). It presents rather long spines (greater than 1 cm length) and appears on hardwoods. In the wild, these mushrooms are common during late summer and fall on hardwoods. It has a whitish color when young that gets yellowish with time and finally brown when aged.
At open cuts in alive trees. Usually on hardwood.
Included in the Red List of Critically Endangered Iberian Fungi. Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec., f/20, ISO Speed Rating: 200. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. Flash fired
Spotted on Aug 3, 2012
Submitted on Sep 16, 2012
7 Comments
I hope so, Mark!
Wow.. all the better for this spotting.
I just found out that it is included in the Red List of Critically Endangered Iberian Fungi.
Thanks Alice
Thanks Mark. Actually, the fungi season did not even started!!
Cool! I have never seen anything like this before!
Super find Arlanda. The season for spectacular fungi is with you.