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Bear's Head Tooth
Hericium americanum, commonly known as the bear's head tooth fungus is an edible mushroom in the tooth fungus group. It was described as new to science in 1984 by Canadian mycologist James Herbert Ginns. The fungus is commonly found on decaying trees in the Northern United States and Canada. It grows exceptionally well in the environment of temperate deciduous forests. In the Pacific Northwest, it can be found in October and November. It was designated as Vermont's state mushroom on May 7, 2024.
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Further reading
Song, Xun; Gaascht, François; Schmidt-Dannert, Claudia; Salomon, Christine E. (2020). "Discovery of Antifungal and Biofilm Preventative Compounds from Mycelial Cultures of a Unique North American Hericium sp. Fungus". Molecules. 25 (4): 963. doi:10.3390/molecules25040963. PMC 7070493. PMID 32093422. Grace, Jeanne; Mudge, Kenneth W. (2015). "Production of Hericium sp. (Lion's Mane) mushrooms on totem logs in a forest farming system". Agroforestry Systems. 89 (3): 549–556. doi:10.1007/s10457-015-9790-1. S2CID 15267536.
External links
Media related to Hericium americanum at Wikimedia Commons Hericium americanum in Index Fungorum
