Hericium coralloides
| 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. (1794)
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Hericium coralloides is a saprotrophic fungus, commonly known as the coral tooth fungus. It grows on dead hardwood trees. The species is edible and good[1] when young, but as it ages the branches and hanging spines become brittle and turn a light shade of yellowish brown. The Māori name for this species is pekepekekiore.[2]
Hericium coralloides
The mushroom is also featured on a 2010 stamp from Belarus[3] and a 2002 stamp from New Zealand.[4]
Belarus stamp featuring Hericium coralloides
References[]
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 327. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ Buchanan, Peter. "Story: Fungi - Page 3 – Saprobes: decomposers - Use by Māori" at Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ The Red Book of the Republic of Belarus. Mushrooms
- ^ New Zealand's Native Fungi
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