Hericium erinaceus

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iHericium erinaceus

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Subdivision:	Hymenomycotina
Class:	Homobasidiomycetes
Order:	Russulales
Family:	Hericiaceae
Genus:	Hericium
Species:	H. erinaceus

Binomial name

Hericium erinaceus
(Bull.) Persoon

Hericium erinaceus mycological characteristics:	?
Image:Teeth icon.png teeth on hymenium
Image:No cap icon.png no distinct cap
Image:Decurrent gills icon2.png hymenium is decurrent
Image:NA stipe icon.png lacks a stipe
Image:White spore print icon.png spore print is white
Image:Parasitic ecology icon.png ecology is parasitic
Image:Edible toxicity icon.png edibility: edible

Hericium erinaceus (also called Lion's Mane Mushroom, Bearded Tooth Mushroom, Hedgehog Mushroom, Bearded Hedgehog Mushroom, or Bearded Tooth Fungus) is an edible mushroom in the tooth fungus group.

It is called hóu tóu gū (猴头菇, lit. "monkey head mushroom") in Chinese. In Japanese it is called yamabusitake (kanji: 山伏茸; katakana: ヤマブシタケ, lit. "mountain hidden mushroom").