A Comb Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/8/2013).
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Comb Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/17/2013). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Comb Tooth (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/17/2013).
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Joanne Solem
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Comb Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/5/2017). Determined by Jo Solem.
Comb Tooth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/18/2017). (c) belyykit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Comb Tooth in Charles Co., Maryland (10/6/2009).
Spores of Comb Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/17/2013). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Spores collected from a Comb Tooth specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/17/2013). Oval/nearly round, slightly roughened; measured 4.1-4.5 X 2.9-3.5 microns.
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Joanne Solem
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Status
Found solitary or in groups on decaying hardwood logs or stumps.
Description
Fruiting body: White or pinkish; flesh thick, white, soft; cluster of spreading branches with spines (3-10 mm) evenly spaced in rows along the branches like teeth on a comb (J. Solem, pers. comm.).
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A Comb Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/8/2013).
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Joanne Solem.
Comb Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/17/2013). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.
Comb Tooth (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/17/2013).
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Joanne Solem.
Comb Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/5/2017). Determined by Jo Solem.
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Mary Lou Clark.
Comb Tooth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/18/2017). (c) belyykit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Comb Tooth in Charles Co., Maryland (10/6/2009).
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Kerry Wixted.
Spores of Comb Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/17/2013). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Spores collected from a Comb Tooth specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/17/2013). Oval/nearly round, slightly roughened; measured 4.1-4.5 X 2.9-3.5 microns.
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Joanne Solem.
Source: Wikipedia
| Hericium coralloides | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
 | 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]
Description
[edit]The fruiting body is 4–18 centimetres (1+1⁄2–7 in) across, whitish, and heavily branched and toothed. Both the flesh and the spore print are white.[3]
Similar species
[edit]It resembles Hericium abietis and H. erinaceus.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is found throughout North America, Eurasia and Australia, growing on dead hardwood trees. It can be found from July to October in the east and November to March in the west.[3]
Uses
[edit]The species is edible and good[4] when young, but as it ages the branches and hanging spines become brittle and turn a light shade of yellowish brown.
References
[edit]- ^ Woehrel, Mary L.; Light, William H. (2017-11-01). Mushrooms of the Georgia Piedmont and Southern Appalachians: A Reference. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-5003-5.
- ^ Russell, Bill (2017-08-01). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic: Revised and Expanded Edition. Penn State Press. ISBN 978-0-271-08028-4.
- ^ a b c Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 327. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
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