Hericium species 



Common names: Conifer 

 coral liericium; goats beard, 

 lion's mane hericium; old 

 man's beard, comb hericium, 

 coral tooth 



Edibility: Good 



Description: The fruiting 

 body is white to yellow-white 

 and branched. As their name 

 suggests, they have a form 

 similar to branched forms of 



Conifer Coral Hericium, Hericium abietus. Baker Ranger 

 District, Washington Guicti area. 



coral. They fruit on dead wood of conifers and hardwoods, mainly in the fall. They often 

 appear perennially on the same log or tree. All of the Hericium species are edible. 



Habitat: Although occasionally found in larch/Douglas-fir/ponderosa pine communities, 

 this fungus is most common in the Engelmann spruce/grand fir and subalpine fir type. 

 These are typically higher elevation, cool, wet sites. 



Uses: Mainly local consumption by a few collectors. Some collecting by professional 

 pickers. 



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