Coral Tooth
Hericium coralloides (Scop.) Pers.
Also called: Coral tooth fungus
Safety first
Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.
If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call US Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911 right away. In Canada, call your provincial poison centre or 911.
Edibility
Edible (per source) Source: Wikipedia: Hericium coralloides
Classification from Wikipedia: Hericium coralloides. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
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Photo: Alex. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 81 |
| February | 43 |
| March | 34 |
| April | 12 |
| May | 29 |
| June | 42 |
| July | 150 |
| August | 410 |
| September | 611 |
| October | 463 |
| November | 77 |
| December | 54 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Ontario 242 records · Foraging rules
- California 192 records · Foraging rules
- New York 136 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 72 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 71 records · Foraging rules
- Alberta 59 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 58 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 57 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 56 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 53 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 49 records · Foraging rules
- Idaho 46 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 40 records · Foraging rules
- Alaska 38 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 35 records · Foraging rules
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- Tennessee30 records
- Maine29 records
- Illinois25 records
- Washington24 records
- Virginia23 records
- Iowa22 records
- Indiana21 records
- North Carolina19 records
- Manitoba17 records
- Colorado16 records
- Georgia16 records
- Montana16 records
- Missouri15 records
- New Jersey14 records
- Utah13 records
- West Virginia13 records
- Maryland11 records
- Massachusetts10 records
- Nova Scotia10 records
- Arkansas9 records
- New Brunswick9 records
- Texas9 records
- South Carolina7 records
- Wyoming7 records
- Alabama6 records
- Kentucky6 records
- Yukon6 records
- Oregon5 records
- Arizona4 records
- Connecticut4 records
- Florida4 records
- Louisiana4 records
- District of Columbia3 records
- Rhode Island3 records
- Saskatchewan3 records
- Mississippi2 records
- New Mexico2 records
- Northwest Territories2 records
- Oklahoma2 records
- Kansas1 records
- South Dakota1 records
Identification traits
| Underside (gills, pores or teeth) | teeth |
|---|---|
| Ecology | saprotrophic |
| Spore print color | white |
Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.
About
Hericium coralloides is a saprotrophic fungus, commonly known as coral tooth fungus or comb coral mushroom.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the original article.
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app. See safety basics and the disclaimer.