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Hericium coralloides

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Hericium coralloides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Hericiaceae
Genus: Hericium
Species:
H. coralloides
Binomial name
Hericium coralloides
(Scop.) Pers.
Hericium coralloides
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Teeth on hymenium
No distinct cap
Hymenium attachment is not applicable
Lacks a stipe
Spore print is white
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is edible


Hericium coralloides is a saprotrophic fungus, commonly known as coral tooth fungus[1] or comb coral mushroom.[2] It grows on dead hardwood trees. The species is edible and good[3] when young, but as it ages the branches and hanging spines become brittle and turn a light shade of yellowish brown.

References

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  1. ^ Woehrel, Mary L.; Light, William H. (2017-11-01). Mushrooms of the Georgia Piedmont and Southern Appalachians: A Reference. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-5003-5.
  2. ^ Russell, Bill (2017-08-01). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic: Revised and Expanded Edition. Penn State Press. ISBN 978-0-271-08028-4.
  3. ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 327. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.