#hericium

[bramblemouth]

Influences of substrate and tissue type on erinacine production and biosynthetic gene expression in Hericium erinaceus - Fungal Biology and

Background Lion’s mane (Hericium erinaceus) mycelium produces erinacines, a suite of cyathane diterpenoids with established neuroactivities.

my paper is FINALLY published. everyone go learn about my special niche mushroom genes, i’ve been working on this in some capacity since 2021!

[janwon]

ako-chan

[oliviarosaline]

Lion's Mane Mushroom

Hericium erinaceus

A wonderful surprise awaited us while on a hike. Lion's Mane has a very mild flavor and contains bioactive compounds that have been proven to improve brain health. Remember to always forage respectfully and sustainably.

Crawford County, Missouri, USA

Oct. 6th, 2023

Olivia R. Myers

@oliviarosaline

[smudgingpumpkins]

13.09.2023

Hericium americanum

-Commonly known as Bear's Head or Bear's Tooth-

Where: Northeastern US & Canada

Grows in deciduous/hardwood forests from living and decaying trees. Typically from oak and birchwood.

When: August-November

My friends and I found this little guy in September at Molly's Falls State Park, located in Cabot and Marshfield, Vermont.

There are many ways to consume this edible mushroom, but since we had been camping for weeks, due to our lack of resources we simply just intensely fried them in olive oil with salt and pepper seasoning. Nonetheless, it was super delicious!

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Appearance:

Bear's Head are relatively large mushrooms that grow 15-30 cm in diameter (6-11 inches) in compact clusters. It looks like thick, tufty, and smooth icicles or teeth that branch downwards. Bear's Head mushrooms are initially white in color when young and become more yellow as they age.

This mushroom releases spores through its "teeth," rather than gills or pores.

Taste:

The Bear's Tooth mushroom is known for having a tender, mild seafood-like taste, most akin to a slight crab or lobster flavor. It is best to pick these mushrooms while they are young and white because it becomes more bitter as the mushroom ages. When cooked, Bear's Tooth becomes brown in color.

This mushroom contains fiber, protein, antioxidants, and vitamin D!

You should ALWAYS cook wild mushrooms for the safest outcome, even if they are known to be edible. Bear's Head works well with sautéing, frying, and even baking.

I have heard that these mushrooms work really well as crab or lobster substitutes. Try them in crab cakes, seafood tacos, and soups! Its fishy, meaty flavor pairs well with butter, garlic, shallots, and lemon.

Medicinal Uses:

It is believed (by tribes in the northern parts of North America) that Bear's Head mushrooms, as well as other Hericium, can be utilized to treat bleeding wounds in their dried or powdered form, due to their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

There has been some research that shows that certain properties of Hericium can stimulate the synthesis of the NGF protein, which aids with improving memory and mood, and prevents brain cells from dying. This means that it can help prevent or combat Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

In Japan, clinical tests have shown that Hericium's antibacterial properties helped with the treatment of gastrointestinal issues such as stomach ulcers, chronic gastritis, Crohn's Disease, and esophageal cancer.

Of course, these mushrooms do not substitute medical attention and prescriptions. Further research is needed, and these studies only show that Hericium helps with treating symptoms--it is not a cure.

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** Bear's Head/Tooth is commonly confused to be synonymous with the Lion's Mane mushroom. However, these mushrooms are not the same species but are very closely related in the genus Hericium.

Bear's Head has longer branching fruiting bodies than the Lion's Mane. It looks more like melting candlewax whereas Lion's Mane looks more like a pom pom. The Coral Tooth Mushroom is also closely related, but as in the name, it has much shorter branches that look very much like corals.

Here is a good chart by the website Real Mushrooms:

[pickleweed2]

My growbag grew a fun guy. Lions Mane, Hericium erinaceus.

Single image, 99, and 128 image stacks

Humboldt County, California

[madmushlove]

Comb tooth Hericium Hericium coralloides

December snowflakes on a dark winter’s night?

Not quite.

Watching snowflakes melt on my windshield, I couldn’t help but think, as usual, about fungi.  

The comb tooth or coral tooth Hericium is a delicate lacework fruiting body with remarkably crystallin growth habits.

I found this one in November. 

Their fruiting bodies emerge throughout autumn and are good edibles along with other Hericium species. Their crablike taste and texture makes them especially sought after by hungry mushroomers.

The first I ever laid eyes on one was at foray with Ohio Mushroom Society. I’d spent the day looking for Hericium with no luck at all.  Members were looking over our haul when Walt Sturgeon, a local mycologist, made an appearance with Hericium coralloides cradled in his hands.  He’d only just joined us, but said he’d found it off the road on his way to the parking lot.  

Since then, I’ve had a little more luck of my own.

Though comb tooths aren’t the heftiest of Hericiums for the kitchen, they can still show off their beautiful snowy white feathers and soft coral branches for anyone willing to look.

[tom-at-the-farm]

Some kind of oysterling mushroom, Hericium sp., boletes and a hexagonal-pored polypore. And a heron and frog, of course

[willowsisterhood]

Hericium coralloides mushroom

Forêt de Fontainebleau, France

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