Biology:Hericium americanum
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Hericiaceae |
| Genus: | Hericium |
| Species: | H. americanum
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| Hericium americanum Ginns (1984)
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Hericium americanum, commonly known as the bear's head tooth fungus is an edible mushroom[1] in the tooth fungus group. It was described as new to science in 1984 by Canadian mycologist James Herbert Ginns.[2]
Hericium americanum are commonly found on decaying trees in the Northern United States and Canada. This fungus grows exceptionally well in the environment of temperate deciduous forests.
References
- ↑ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuides. pp. 408. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- ↑ Ginns (1984). "Hericium coralloides N. Amer. auct. (= H. americanum sp.nov.) and the European H. alpestre and H. coralloides". Mycotaxon 20 (1): 39–43. http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/59575/0020/001/0039.htm.
Song, Xun; Gaascht, François; Schmidt-Dannert, Claudia; Salomon, Christine E. (2020). "Discovery of Antifungal and Biofilm Preventative Compounds from Mycelial Cultures of a Unique North American Hericium sp. Fungus". Molecules 25 (4): 963. doi:10.3390/molecules25040963. PMID 32093422.
Grace, Jeanne; Mudge, Kenneth W. (2015). "Production of Hericium sp. (Lion's Mane) mushrooms on totem logs in a forest farming system". Agroforestry Systems 89 (3): 549–556. doi:10.1007/s10457-015-9790-1.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q10522347 entry
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