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Tiered tooth fungus

Hericium cirrhatum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 144, February 107, March 167, April 263, May 379, June 413, July 442, August 380, September 279, October 208, November 114, December 89.
United States2,989
Alaska2,986
Germany92
Russia63
Finland50
United Kingdom29
England27
Niedersachsen25
Austria22
Hessen20

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderRussulales
FamilyTooth Fungi · Hericiaceae
GenusHericium

Sources

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