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Bear's Head Tooth Fungus - Hericium americanum 10-15 cm wide and consisting of branches that arose from a rooting base. The spines were densely packed and were hanging from the branches in clusters. The spines were about 4 cm long.<br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing on rotting wood in a mostly deciduous forest.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67503/bears_head_tooth_fungus_-_hericium_americanum.html" title="Bear&#039;s Head Tooth Fungus - Hericium americanum"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/67503_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=NKo%2FG0qFjJs6E4dC0QtTiNopx6U%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Bear&#039;s Head Tooth Fungus - Hericium americanum 10-15 cm wide and consisting of branches that arose from a rooting base. The spines were densely packed and were hanging from the branches in clusters. The spines were about 4 cm long.<br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing on rotting wood in a mostly deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67502/bears_head_tooth_fungus_-_hericium_americanum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67501/bears_head_tooth_fungus_-_hericium_americanum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67500/bears_head_tooth_fungus_-_hericium_americanum.html Bear&#039;s head tooth fungus,Fall,Geotagged,Hericium americanum,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67501/bears_head_tooth_fungus_-_hericium_americanum.html" title="Bear&#039;s Head Tooth Fungus - Hericium americanum"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/67501_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Us%2FY8hgEZQt70Ztu%2BQVWMvp7ZzA%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Bear&#039;s Head Tooth Fungus - Hericium americanum 10-15 cm wide and consisting of branches that arose from a rooting base. The spines were densely packed and were hanging from the branches in clusters. The spines were about 4 cm long.<br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing on rotting wood in a mostly deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67503/bears_head_tooth_fungus_-_hericium_americanum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67502/bears_head_tooth_fungus_-_hericium_americanum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67500/bears_head_tooth_fungus_-_hericium_americanum.html Bear&#039;s head tooth fungus,Fall,Geotagged,Hericium americanum,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67500/bears_head_tooth_fungus_-_hericium_americanum.html" title="Bear&#039;s Head Tooth Fungus - Hericium americanum"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/67500_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=YYNwBS%2B26q7NMHVZFYpC5vx%2BKlU%3D" width="200" height="176" alt="Bear&#039;s Head Tooth Fungus - Hericium americanum 10-15 cm wide and consisting of branches that arose from a rooting base. The spines were densely packed and were hanging from the branches in clusters. The spines were about 4 cm long.<br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing on rotting wood in a mostly deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67503/bears_head_tooth_fungus_-_hericium_americanum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67502/bears_head_tooth_fungus_-_hericium_americanum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67501/bears_head_tooth_fungus_-_hericium_americanum.html Bear&#039;s head tooth fungus,Fall,Geotagged,Hericium americanum,United States,fungus,mushroom" /></a></figure> Bear's head tooth fungus,Fall,Geotagged,Hericium americanum,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Bear's Head Tooth Fungus - Hericium americanum

10-15 cm wide and consisting of branches that arose from a rooting base. The spines were densely packed and were hanging from the branches in clusters. The spines were about 4 cm long.

Habitat: It was growing on rotting wood in a mostly deciduous forest.

Bear's Head Tooth Fungus - Hericium americanum 10-15 cm wide and consisting of branches that arose from a rooting base. The spines were densely packed and were hanging from the branches in clusters. The spines were about 4 cm long.<br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing on rotting wood in a mostly deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67502/bears_head_tooth_fungus_-_hericium_americanum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67501/bears_head_tooth_fungus_-_hericium_americanum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67500/bears_head_tooth_fungus_-_hericium_americanum.html Bear's head tooth fungus,Fall,Geotagged,Hericium americanum,United States

Bear's Head Tooth Fungus - Hericium americanum 10-15 cm wide and consisting of branches that arose from a rooting base. The spines were densely packed and were hanging from the branches in clusters. The spines were about 4 cm long.<br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing on rotting wood in a mostly deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67503/bears_head_tooth_fungus_-_hericium_americanum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67502/bears_head_tooth_fungus_-_hericium_americanum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67500/bears_head_tooth_fungus_-_hericium_americanum.html Bear's head tooth fungus,Fall,Geotagged,Hericium americanum,United States

Bear's Head Tooth Fungus - Hericium americanum 10-15 cm wide and consisting of branches that arose from a rooting base. The spines were densely packed and were hanging from the branches in clusters. The spines were about 4 cm long.<br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing on rotting wood in a mostly deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67503/bears_head_tooth_fungus_-_hericium_americanum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67502/bears_head_tooth_fungus_-_hericium_americanum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67501/bears_head_tooth_fungus_-_hericium_americanum.html Bear's head tooth fungus,Fall,Geotagged,Hericium americanum,United States,fungus,mushroom

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  1. View morpheme's profile
    morpheme
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    Did you take it home to eat? I've read that they are edible, but most of the ones I see are usually not nearly so pristine. Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      I did not, but wish I had. It was so perfect - the second one that I've found this season and so fresh. Posted 6 years ago

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The Bear's Head Tooth Fungus

''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.

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Similar species: Russulales
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Oct 10, 2018. Captured Oct 6, 2018 11:47 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 29mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.