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Hericium erinaceus, commonly known as lion's mane, yamabushitake, bearded tooth fungus, or bearded hedgehog, [1] [2] is a species of tooth fungus. It tends to grow in a single clump with dangling spines longer than 1 centimetre (1 ⁄ 2 inch). It can be mistaken for other Hericium species that grow in the same areas.
Hericium at the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw. Hericium is a genus of edible mushrooms in the family Hericiaceae.Species in this genus are white and fleshy and grow on dead or dying wood; fruiting bodies resemble a mass of fragile icicle-like spines that are suspended from either a branched supporting framework or from a tough, unbranched cushion of tissue.
The best known genus is Hericium, species of which are valued for their medicinal properties in Oriental medicine. Taxa are mainly known from north temperate regions, and are saprobic on rotting wood. [ 1 ]
Hericium novae-zealandiae growing from a dead tree trunk among lichens. Hymenium has matured and become reddish. The closely related Hericium erinaceus, or lion's mane has been shown to have numerous health benefits including treating dyspepsia, gastric ulcers as well as antitumor and immuno-modulatory activity.
Hericium coralloides is a saprotrophic fungus, commonly known as coral tooth fungus [1] ... It resembles Hericium abietis and H. erinaceus. [3] Distribution and habitat
Other cultivated species available at many grocers include Hericium erinaceus, shiitake, maitake (hen-of-the-woods), Pleurotus, and enoki. In recent years, increasing affluence in developing countries has led to a considerable growth in interest in mushroom cultivation, which is now seen as a potentially important economic activity for small ...
Hericium abietis, [2] commonly known as the bear's head, conifer coral hericium, [3] or western coral hedgehog, is an edible mushroom in the tooth fungus group. It grows on conifer stumps or logs in North America, producing a cream white fruit body up to 10–75 cm (4–30 in) tall and wide. It fruits from after the start of the fall rains to ...
Hericium erinaceus Index of fungi with the same common name This page is an index of articles on fungus species (or higher taxonomic groups) with the same common name ( vernacular name).