Hericium coralloides
(Scop. ex Fr.) Gray
Bear’s head, Monkey's head mushroom, Fungus icicles
HydnaceaeMushrooms
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
The species is edible and good when young, but as it ages the branches and hanging spines become brittle and turn a light shade of yellowish brown.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows on tree trunks.
Asia, Australia, China, Europe, Himalayas, Hungary, India, Italy, Mediterranean, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, North America, Sicily, Turkey, Türkiye, USA,
Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Brunei, Bahamas, Bhutan, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Switzerland, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Grenada, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, St Kitts & Nevis, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Malta, Maldives, Mexico, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, El Salvador, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Taiwan, Ukraine, United States, Uzbekistan, St Vincent, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A mushroom. The fruiting bodies are large and pure white. They have many fine branches.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Hericium coralloides is a saprotrophic fungus, commonly known as coral tooth fungus or comb coral mushroom.
Other Information
It is a popular mushroom.
Names & Synonyms
Coral tooth mushroom, Yuran
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