Hericium americanum
| Hericium americanum | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Hericiaceae |
| Genus: | Hericium |
| Species: | H. americanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Hericium americanum Ginns (1984) | |
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.[1]
References
- ↑ Ginns (1984). "Hericium coralloides N. Amer. auct. (= H. americanum sp.nov.) and the European H. alpestre and H. coralloides". Mycotaxon 20 (1): 39–43.
External links
Media related to Hericium americanum at Wikimedia Commons- Hericium americanum in Index Fungorum.