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Bear's-head tooth

Hericium americanum

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

large, whitish mass, toothed in many small tufts, reminds me of stalactites in a cave

Habitat:

woodland

Notes:

I spotted this on a fallen log way at the back of Baden Powell Park. I've never seen fungi like this before. One of the coolest I've ever seen.

Reference Links:

Hericium

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (12)
Dan Doucette
I have a lot of unknowns too but what I have ID'd I did with the Audubon guide to North American Mushrooms, it's a great guide.
Carol Snow Milne
Reminds me of fur. Dan, do you have a fungi reference for getting ID's? I have so many "unknowns". Thanks!
AmyHunter
Insanely cool! Almost looks like a fur, do much texture.
MickGrant
Nice series - thanks for the new area of interest for me!
p.young713
Interesting! I have never seen anything like it!!
DanielePralong
Totally different! From the thumbnail I had no clue of what this could be!
Dan Doucette
Thanks ceherzog. I thought it was pretty amazing too!

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Mushroom Mapping
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Wildlife of the Niagara Region
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2011

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