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Hericium Coralloides [Combs Tooth] Wild Mushroom

August 20, 2011 by Valerie Lugonja 12 Comments

Look at what Kevin brought to dinner!!!

Originally this post was titled  “Guess what this is?” and I was blown away by the ability of so many to immediately recognize it as a mushroom! Of course the other answers were much more fun! Lisa wins for the one that made me laugh the loudest and longest! No prize though. Next time, I will make sure I have a great prize as this was a bit of spur of the moment fun and answers came in through twitter, facebook, and here. The name of the mushroom is above and they apparently grow everywhere in this area at the end of summer (now) and into the fall.

My clues before were:

I will say only that I have never had it, not seen it before, but it smelled very familiar and so fragrant. I will also say it was absolutely delicious! No prizes,  but let’s have a little fun and see who can guess what this is.

Thanks to all who chimed in. Standing ovation. Honestly, I would never have had a clue what it was or that it was edible, but let me tell you this: it is worth getting off the couch and going for a walk in the woods! A local delicacy that will truly blow your socks off if you like mushrooms at all. There is a great source of information about them here.

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Comments

  1. Tara Zieminek says

    August 20, 2011 at 2:14 pm

    Fungus?

    Reply
  2. Jane says

    August 20, 2011 at 2:57 pm

    my guess: Bear’s-head Tooth mushroom or Hericium Americanum

    Reply
  3. Linda says

    August 20, 2011 at 3:13 pm

    I think it is a cauliflower mushroom, similar to the one that was growing out at my cabin recently.

    Reply
  4. Simone says

    August 20, 2011 at 11:47 pm

    It definitely looks like some kind of mushroom but which one..?? No clue. I’ve never seen any like that before!

    Reply
  5. bellini says

    August 21, 2011 at 3:32 am

    Jane kniws her mushrooms.Hericium, but I have never come across it. At the end of September I will be attending a mushroom festival in Salmon Arm so hope to try many different shrooms.

    Reply
  6. Lisa says

    August 21, 2011 at 10:19 am

    I’m going to go off the beaten path here and say my thighs under flourscent light.

    Reply
    • Valerie says

      August 21, 2011 at 2:19 pm

      Lisa!
      You just made this post SO worthwhile!
      🙂
      Valerie
      Still laughing out loud!!!

      Reply
  7. Jordan says

    August 10, 2013 at 4:18 pm

    combs tooth mushroom I think.

    Reply
  8. Christine Ferguson says

    August 27, 2017 at 11:32 pm

    Combs tooth mushroom!

    Reply
    • Valerie Lugonja says

      August 29, 2017 at 9:31 am

      Thank you, Chrisine!!

      Reply
  9. Brenda Edington says

    September 15, 2017 at 11:20 am

    first photo looks like combs tooth but the second is bears head

    Reply
    • Valerie Lugonja says

      September 15, 2017 at 9:58 pm

      It is the same mushroom and is combs tooth! Well done!
      🙂
      Valerie

      Reply

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