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.
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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.