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Hericium americanum

Photo by ethan crenson
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Field Notes

Description:

white to off-white cluster of soft shaggy tooth-like projections. cluster about 2 in. diameter. each tooth close to 3/4 in. in length

Habitat:

on dead wood in Prospect Park Brooklyn

Notes:

produced a white spore print. Because it was found growing on very dead wood I'm going with Hericium americanum for the ID.

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Comments (2)
lori.tas
What an incredibly cool fungus, and a great photo. In fact I'm enjoying all your photos. Thanks.

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Mushroom Mapping
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PublishedNovember 8, 2010

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