Hericium americanum
Hericium americanum, commonly known as the bear's head tooth fungus, is an edible mushroom[1] in the tooth fungus group. It was described as new to science in 1984 by Canadian mycologist James Herbert Ginns.[2]
| Hericium americanum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Hericiaceae |
| Genus: | Hericium |
| Species: | H. americanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Hericium americanum Ginns (1984) | |
Hericium americanum are commonly found on decaying trees in the Northern United States and Canada. This fungus grows exceptionally well in the environment of temperate deciduous forests.
References
- Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuides. p. 408. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- Ginns (1984). "Hericium coralloides N. Amer. auct. (= H. americanum sp.nov.) and the European H. alpestre and H. coralloides". Mycotaxon. 20 (1): 39–43.
[1] Grace, J., Mudge, K.W. Production of Hericium sp. (Lion’s Mane) mushrooms on totem logs in a forest farming system. Agroforest Syst89, 549–556 (2015). https://doi-org.proxy.cc.uic.edu/10.1007/s10457-015-9790-1
External links
Media related to Hericium americanum at Wikimedia Commons- Hericium americanum in Index Fungorum
- "Production of Hericium sp. (Lion's Mane) mushrooms on totem logs in a forest farming system". link.springer.com. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
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