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Bear's Head Tooth Mushroom
Hericium americanum
fruiting body is 10-30cm broad, white, turning yellowish with age.
fungus branches from a thick stipe that is attached to the wood.
branch-tips bear many long, white spines hanging downward.
appears in late summer and fall.
grows on hardwood and conifer logs.
has a nutty taste and mild odor; cook before eating.
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