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Family: Hericiaceae

Hericium coralloides
(Scop.) Pers.

Coral tooth fungus

KEY ID FEATURES

• Solitary specimens growing on hardwoods.
• White or whiteish flesh and overall coloration.
• Heavily branched or forked small-to-medium fruitbody. Occasionally a rather large specimen is encountered.

NUTRITIONAL STRATEGY: Saprobic

SPORE PRINT: White

EDIBILITY: Edible, some consider it "choice"

SYNONYM: Hericium ramosum

SIMILAR SPECIES: Hericium abietis & Hericium erinaceus.

COLLECTIONS

• COLLECTION ID:  AKFF-074-14
• LOCATION: Crescent Lake Trail
• DATE: 27-Aug-14
• NOTES: Short, white, downward facing spines. Large clump on dead birch log. No odor, taste sweet.
• SEQUENCE: 

GAAAGGAGTTTTGTTGCTGGCTTGTCAACCCAGGCATGTGCACACTCCGATCTCATCCATCTTACACCTGTGCACCCTTGCGTGGGTCTGTCGGCTTTGCGGTCGTTCGGGCTTGCGTTTTTTCTATAAACTTTTATGTATGTAACAGAATGTCTTAAATGCTATAAACGCATCTTATACAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACCTTGCGCCCCTTGGTATTCCGAGGGGCACGCCTGTTCGAGTGTCGTGAAATTCTCAACTCAGTCCTCTTGTTATGAGAGGGCTGGGCTTGGACTTGGAGGTCTTGCCGGTGGTTCCTTCGGGACCGTCGGCTCCTCTTGAATGCATGAGTGGATCCCTTTTTGTAGGGTTTGCCCTTGGTGTGATAATTATCTATGCCGCGGGTAGCCTTGCGCGCTGGTCTGCTTCTAACCGTCCTTCGGG