Hericium americanum

 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
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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)

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