Lion's mane mushroom - Photo by Wendell Smith
Lion’s mane mushroom is an edible mushroom, often used in Chinese vegetarian cuisine. It is cultivated commercially on wood or sawdust. It is sold fresh or dried.
Names
Scientific
Hericium erinaceus
English
Bearded hedgehog mushroom
Bearded tooth fungus
Bearded tooth mushroom
Lion's mane mushroom
Satyr's beard
Dutch
Pruikzwam
Spanish
Melena de león
German
Affenkopfpilz
Igel-Stachelbart
Löwenmähne
Yamabusitake
Taxonomy
Order
Russulales
Family
Hericiaceae
Genus
Hericium
Species
Hericium erinaceus (Lion's mane mushroom)
Crop categories
Cool temperate crops
Minor crops
Mushrooms
Temperate crops
Pictures
Lion's mane mushroom - Photo by Wendell Smith
Lion's mane mushroom - Photo by Wendell Smith
Lion's mane mushroom - Photo by Candiru