MUSHROOMS

Coral Tooth

Hericium coralloides

Mushrooms
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Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.

4–18 cmDiameter

Fungus 4–18 cm across. Grows in forests. Spore print white. Feeds on decaying organic matter and a living host, at its expense.

There are 226 observations of Coral Tooth in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Capitale-Nationale and Montréal, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and become rare from November to July.

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