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Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Mystery fungus no longer!

The fungus pictured yesterday has been identified by Sunkat as Hericium erinaceus, also known she says as:

  • pompom
  • lion's mane
  • monkey head
  • old man's beard
  • bearded shelf
  • bearded tooth
  • hedgehog
She also says it's "very edible when young, medicinal."

I found a glorious photograph at a website that says it's "a California fungus."

Posted by Moristotle at 1/08/2008 03:08:00 PM
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  1. AnonymousTuesday, January 8, 2008 at 3:42:00 PM EST

    Yes, many are Californian, but they've been apparently well & long known in China & other areas of the world.

    Here's more info & photos, many showing various shapes, sizes, & textures, etc. You're welcome to pick & choose which (if any) you might want to share with others.

    Info
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hericium_erinaceus
    http://www.mushroomexpert.com/hericium_erinaceus.html
    http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/jan2003.html
    http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/chicago_gardener/2007/12/grow-this-hirsu.html

    Photos
    http://americanmushrooms.com/taxa/Hericium_erinaceus_01_Kathie_Hodge.htm
    http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?stat=BROWSE&query_src=photos_fungi_sci&where-genre=Fungi&where-taxon=Hericium+erinaceus&title_tag=Hericium+erinaceus
    http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Europe/Italy/photo32165.htm
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/amuderick/272844727
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/voodoosnakes/2130408654
    http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/1014191291029175209KejKLNNuwp
    http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2854354630039380705LFdqwf
    http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4826526
    http://www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wood/teeth%20and%20spine/species%20pages/Hericium%20erinaceus.htm

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  2. Pineapple GirlTuesday, January 8, 2008 at 4:07:00 PM EST

    Ack it followed you out there dad! it is actually kind of cool looking, does it harm the tree?

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  3. MoristotleTuesday, January 8, 2008 at 4:21:00 PM EST

    You know, Pineapple Girl, you might be right. It has had over twenty-four years to make the transcontinental migration...

    What its effect on the tree might be I have no idea. It just sits there in that one spot (although it seemed on December 31 to be growing still), so I doubt that it could harm the tree. I think, in general, that trees and molds cohabit amicably. Symbiotically, I think the term is.

    And, to Sunkat, thanks! for the veritable trove of additional information.

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