Hericium coralloides

Hericium coralloides is a saprotrophic fungus, commonly known as the coral tooth fungus. It grows on dead hardwood trees. The species is edible and good[1] when young, but as it ages the branches and hanging spines become brittle and turn a light shade of yellowish brown. The Māori name for this species is pekepekekiore.[2]

Hericium coralloides

Hericium coralloides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Russulales
Family:
Hericiaceae
Genus:
Hericium
Species:
H. coralloides
Binomial name
Hericium coralloides
(Scop.) Pers. (1794)
Synonyms
  • Hydnum coralloides Scop. (1772)
  • Hericium ramosum (Merat) Letellier (1826)

The mushroom is also featured on a 2010 stamp from Belarus[3] and a 2002 stamp from New Zealand.[4]

Belarus stamp featuring Hericium coralloides

References
  1. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 327. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
  2. Buchanan, Peter. "Story: Fungi - Page 3 – Saprobes: decomposers - Use by Māori" at Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. The Red Book of the Republic of Belarus. Mushrooms
  4. New Zealand's Native Fungi


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