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Lion's Mane Mushroom

Hericium erinaceus

Lion's Mane is a beginner friendly mushroom that can grow for 20+ years on old dead and wounded hardwoods.  It's best enjoyed while still whitish, orange tinted staining shows the mushroom is aging.

Lion's Mane mushroom

Becky

Cap

white, staining and aging orange, irregular and bulbous, covered in spines

Spines

deformed and very shallow

Stem

not present, growing directly from wood

Companions

wounded or dead hardwoods like Oak, Beech, and Maple

Seasons

Autumn through early Winter

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