Maryland Biodiversity Project - Comb Tooth (Hericium coralloides)

Comb Tooth Hericium coralloides (Scopoli) Persoon

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Status:

Found solitary or in groups on decaying hardwood logs or stumps.

Description:

Fruiting body: White or pinkish; flesh thick, white, soft; cluster of spreading branches with spines (3-10 mm) evenly spaced in rows along the branches like teeth on a comb (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

Records:

There are 15 records in the project database.

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A Comb Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/8/2013). (Photo ID: 8893 - Psn: 40)

A Comb Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/8/2013). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Comb Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/17/2013). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 350961 - Psn: 40)

Comb Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/17/2013). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Comb Tooth (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/17/2013). (Photo ID: 10519 - Psn: 50)

Comb Tooth (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/17/2013). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Comb Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/5/2017). Determined by Jo Solem. (Photo ID: 93245 - Psn: 55)

Comb Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/5/2017). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Mary Lou Clark. (MBP list)

Comb Tooth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/18/2017). (c) belyykit, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 236401 - Psn: 80)

Comb Tooth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/18/2017). (c) belyykit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by belyykit via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Comb Tooth in Charles Co., Maryland (10/6/2009). (Photo ID: 42831 - Psn: 86)

Comb Tooth in Charles Co., Maryland (10/6/2009). Photo by Kerry Wixted. (MBP list)

Spores of Comb Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/17/2013). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 350963 - Psn: 105)

Spores of Comb Tooth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/17/2013). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Comb Tooth specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/17/2013). Oval/nearly round, slightly roughened; measured 4.1-4.5 X 2.9-3.5 microns. Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

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