Identificaciones de tcpitt2007

Bear’s Head Tooth mushroom or hericium americanum is probably one of the easiest mushroom to identify due to it's unique look. Native to North America, the white spines that are the mushroom range from 1 cm to 1/2 inch. The single spines all clump together to form a mass similar to a lion's mane. You might see this mushroom late summer or during the fall.

When this mushroom was discovered it was 50F and cloudy with a high of 51F and a low of 42F. The humidity was 71% with a wind speed of 11 mph.

A specie this mushroom interacted with when found appeared to be on an American beech tree or fagus grandifolia. Bear’s Head Tooth typically grows on hardwood trees such as oak, birch, maple, and black walnut. It's actually a red-listed threatened specie in 13 countries in Europe due to it's rarity and poor germination.