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Lion’s Mane Mushroom

Hericium erinaceus

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Description:

A massive Lion’s Mane Mushroom growing over the broken branch of an oak tree in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, OK. This fungus easily had a diameter over 12".

1 Species ID Suggestions

Noah Ranger +1
mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 5 years ago
Lion’s mane mushroom
Hericium erinaceus Hericium erinaceus (MushroomExpert.Com)


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1 Comment

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 4 years ago

This is seriously awesome! What amazing fungus. I've never seen anything like this before. Excellent spotting, SargonR.

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SargonR
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SargonR

Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on Dec 11, 2016
Submitted on Dec 11, 2016

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