lion’s mane mushroom: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Hericium erinaceus • satyr’s beard • bearded tooth • hedgehog mushroom • hou tou gu • monkey head mushroom • pom-pom mushroom • mountain monk mushroom • yamabushitake

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Lion's Mane mushroom (Hericium erinaceus), a white, shaggy fungus, growing on a mossy log in a forest setting.

A close-up view shows several clusters of dried lions mane mushrooms (Hericium erinaceus), also called yamabushitake or monkey head mushroom, arranged in a rustic wooden bowl on a white background. Their shaggy, spine-like structures have turned golden-brown from drying, retaining the distinctive cascading, mane-like texture of the fresh fungus.

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