Biology:Hericium americanum
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Short description: Species of fungus
| Hericium americanum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Hericiaceae |
| Genus: | Hericium |
| Species: | H. americanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Hericium americanum Ginns (1984)
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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]
The fungus is commonly found on decaying trees in the Northern United States and Canada. It grows exceptionally well in the environment of temperate deciduous forests. In the Pacific Northwest, it can be found in October and November.[3]
It was designated as Vermont's state mushroom on May 7, 2024.[4]
References
- ↑ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuides. pp. 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. http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/59575/0020/001/0039.htm.
- ↑ "Seasonal Chart for Edible Mushrooms". https://www.centraloregonmushroomclub.com/Mushroom-Seasons.htm?m=102&s=866.
- ↑ Stewart, Megan. ""Hedgehog of the Americas": Vermont designates state mushroom" (in en-US). https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/vermont/2024/07/05/vermont-designates-hericium-americanum-state-mushroom/74288996007/.
Further reading
- Song, Xun; Gaascht, François; Schmidt-Dannert, Claudia; Salomon, Christine E. (2020). "Discovery of Antifungal and Biofilm Preventative Compounds from Mycelial Cultures of a Unique North American Hericium sp. Fungus". Molecules 25 (4): 963. doi:10.3390/molecules25040963. PMID 32093422.
- Grace, Jeanne; Mudge, Kenneth W. (2015). "Production of Hericium sp. (Lion's Mane) mushrooms on totem logs in a forest farming system". Agroforestry Systems 89 (3): 549–556. doi:10.1007/s10457-015-9790-1.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q10522347 entry
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