Hericium coralloides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Russulales |
Family: | Hericiaceae |
Genus: | Hericium |
Species: | H. coralloides
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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.
Hericium coralloides | |
---|---|
Scientific 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 | |
---|---|
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.