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Hedgehog Mushroom

Hericium erinaceus

Photo by Steffi
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39.8072, -84.2028

Field Notes

Description:

Hedgehog fungus, maybe?

Habitat:

A fallen tree in the woods - lots of maple, hackberry, etc. nearby.

Notes:

My ecology class found this on a field lab to Wegerzyn where we were conducting plant transects.

Thanks to Gina9210 and Tim Sage for help with the ID!

Species ID Suggestions

Hericium sp.
Tim Sage
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Comments (2)
LucBertrand
Cool ! I had never seen like this before. It's interesting the look and gives a beautiful pattern macro. nice find :)

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PublishedJune 13, 2011

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