Lion's mane
Hericium erinaceus · 猴头菇
Occasional猴头菌科🍽 Cultivated Edible
A commercially cultivated edible fungus. Buy wild specimens only through reputable, regulated sources.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
How to Tell
- A white mass covered in dense, hanging spine-like teeth
- No distinct cap or stem, resembling a ball of white fur
- Grows on wounds of living hardwoods or on dead wood
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 猴头菌科
- Hymenium
- Teeth
- Grows On
- Wood
- How Big
- 5–25 cm (overall size)
- Encounter Rate
- Occasional
- Habitat
- Wounds on oak, walnut and other hardwoods
Easily Confused With
Coral tooth fungusWhite, branching mass, resembling a cluster of coralFun Fact
It has no gills and no pores — spores form on the surface of dangling fleshy spines, which can grow up to 5 cm long.
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