Kingdom Fungi Genus Hericium Phylum Basidiomycota Rank Species Subclass Incertae sedis | Family Hericiaceae Scientific name Hericium coralloides Higher classification Hericium Order Russulales | |
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Similar Hericium, Hydnum repandum, Lion's mane, Hydnum, Hericiaceae | ||
Foraging for hericium coralloides comb tooth mushroom
Hericium coralloides is a saprotrophic fungus.
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The attractive fruiting body of Hericium coralloides is known as the coral tooth fungus. It grows on dead hardwood trees. When young, the fungus is soft and edible, but as it ages the branches and hanging spines become brittle. The Māori name for this species is pekepekekiore.
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