Hericium americanum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Russulales |
Family: | Hericiaceae |
Genus: | Hericium |
Species: | H. americanum
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Binomial name | |
Hericium americanum Ginns (1984)
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Hericium americanum, commonly known as the bear's head tooth fungus is an edible mushroom[1] in the tooth fungus group. It was described as new to science in 1984 by Canadian mycologist James Herbert Ginns.[2]
Hericium americanum are commonly found on decaying trees in the Northern United States and Canada. This fungus grows exceptionally well in the environment of temperate deciduous forests.