Lions mane
Hericium erinaceus
Edible, but easily confused with poisonous lookalikes.
This is a game, not a field guide. Never eat a wild mushroom or plant because of it; if you are unsure, ask a mushroom advisor or a poison centre.
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Hericium erinaceus
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Russulales
- Family
- Hericiaceae
- Under the cap
- Spines
- Cap
- No cap
- Stem
- No stem
- Lives by
- Breaking down dead matter, Parasite
- Season
- Autumn
- Habitat
- Dead wood, Living trees
- Spore print
- White
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- In Japan it is called yamabushitake, after the pompom-like decorations on the robes of mountain monks.
- Scientists study compounds from it that may affect nerve cells, but effects on people are not proven.
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Similar fungi
- Lactifluus piperatus
Lactarius piperatus
- The sickener
Russula emetica
- Woolly milk cap
Lactarius torminosus
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q19737 · All fungi · All entries