Hericium coralloides
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| Hericium coralloides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Hericiaceae |
| Genus: | Hericium |
| Species: | H. coralloides |
| 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]
Similar species
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]
It resembles Hericium abietis and H. erinaceus.[3]
