Hericium cirrhatum photo and description

Healing properties

Of all the representatives of hedgehogs, the lion's mane is considered the most useful. It contains:

antioxidants;
polysaccharides;
vitamins;
vegetable proteins;
calcium;
iron;
phosphorus.

Blackberries can have a positive effect on the human body:

fights depression, increased anxiety, helps to restore emotional balance;
has a therapeutic effect on the organs of the gastrointestinal tract;
helps to lower cholesterol levels;
restores metabolic and hematopoietic processes;
strengthens the immune system;
helps to smooth out the symptoms that appear in Alzheimer's or Parkinson's;
prevents the formation and appearance of oncology.

Thanks to the fatty acids, phenols and polysaccharides in the composition, mushrooms have a detrimental effect, like chemotherapy, on cancer cells. These tumors become smaller or dissolve altogether. Extracts are made from the mushroom, which are used to fight viral, fungal and bacterial infections. Also, traditional medicine uses blackberries for the preparation of ointments for burns.

Characteristic features of the variety

Blackberries can be of various types. It can be leg-cap, while the leg is not always located in the center of the cap, and that, in turn, is rarely symmetrical.

There are varieties that look shapeless, branched, without characteristic mushroom outlines.

Appearance and photos

In the photo, these mushrooms, justifying their names, are more reminiscent of needle urchins, stalactites or sea corals, and the description of their forms and places of distribution often causes surprise and disbelief. Reaching the size of a human head and one and a half kilogram weight, some species manage to settle right on the branches of coniferous trees, mix with mosses, standing out against their background with their bright shades.

Morphology (species differences)

The main feature of hydnums are peculiar thorns or thorns on the underside of the cap or completely constituting the entire fruiting body. The thorn-shaped hymenophore (spore-bearing layer) has no plates or tubes, its spines are rigid, fragile, sometimes reaching 20 cm in length.

Place of distribution

Unpretentious mushrooms live in the humid temperate climate of the Northern Hemisphere, preferring to grow on the trunks of trees in coniferous and deciduous forests, both living and felled. Some live on breaks in the bark, on stumps, moss mats. More often they form large colonies.

Eating

Little-known and not very popular blackberries belong to the fourth category, some taste like chanterelles, others are somewhat similar to the taste of seafood or nuts with a sweet-fruity flavor. Young specimens are eaten, because with age, the fruit bodies become more rigid and bitter. The strong flavor allows these types to be used for seasonings and sauces.

Description of species and their photos

All hedgehogs have similar species features, and any of them must be heat treated during cooking.

Edible

Let's consider the types in more detail:

Yellow (lat.Hydnum repandum) is an edible representative of the genus Hydnum of the Ezovik family. It has a yellowish cap with a smooth surface and edges curved downward, which, due to its irregular shape, often grows together with the caps of neighbors. The pulp is whitish, dense and has a pleasant smell.Grows from July to October in deciduous, coniferous and mixed forests.
White (Hydnum albidum) is practically indistinguishable from yellow. Its cap is slightly lighter and larger in diameter (up to 17 cm), sometimes with blurred grayish or yellowish spots. It prefers to live in damp places, moss cover, deciduous and coniferous trees. But the main condition for its growth is calcareous soil.
Antennae (Hericium cirrhatum) grows in small tiers on tree trunks and stumps and is listed in the Red Book. Mostly found in mixed forests. Fruiting from late summer to mid-autumn. The hemispherical fruit body consists of several layers, white-cream in color. It can reach a height of 15 cm. It is a bit like climacodon.
The comb (Hericium erinaceus) is protected in many countries. Its fruiting body is irregular in shape and has no legs. Consists of long hanging threads, forming a ball, "beard". For this reason, the people come across the name "grandfather's beard". The pulp is white, soft and fleshy. Distributed in the Khabarovsk Territory, the Amur Region, in the north of China, in the Primorsky Territory, Crimea and the foothills of the Caucasus. Prefers to grow on live or dead oak trunks.
Alpine (Hericium flagellum) in appearance is easily confused with coral. The fruiting body is formed by many branches growing from one common short stalk and reaches 30 cm in height. Young specimens are light, whitish in color. Grows in mountainous areas and foothills, especially firs. The peak of the harvest season falls in late summer - early autumn.
Coral (Hericium coralloides) - the brightest and most beautiful among its relatives, is a Red Book specimen. Its fruiting body has a bushy, branched structure with dense and brittle thorns on the surface. The color is white or cream. The firm and fibrous pulp has a pleasant mushroom aroma. It grows on stumps or in the deciduous canopy of species such as birch, aspen and oak.

Conditionally edible

A few more species of hedgehogs are suitable for eating, but due to bitterness, they require prolonged heat treatment, therefore, they are classified as conditionally edible:

Red-headed (Hydnum repandum) grows mainly in the wild. Its cap is wavy in shape, has a characteristic reddish-red color and is rather brittle at the edges. The cylindrical leg is weakly attached to the soil, so the mushroom can be easily separated from the ground. Prefers to live in mixed forests, in moss or low grass.
Variegated sarcodon (Sarcodon Imbricatus) is a rather rare species, found mainly in coniferous forests and in dry sandy soils. Its cap is covered with brown tile-like scales, lagging behind the surface, and the flesh is dense, off-white in color and has a pleasant smell. The smooth stem of a cylindrical shape, 2.5 cm thick and about 8 cm long. The smell of the motley hedgehog is rather sharp and spicy, so I often use it as a seasoning for dishes.
The gelatinous pseudo-beetle (Pseudohydnum gelatinosum) is a rather rare specimen, but it can be found in the remains of coniferous and deciduous trees in America, Australia and Northern Europe. The pulp of the mushroom is jelly-like and soft. Although it is considered edible, it is not of any value from a culinary point of view due to its neutral taste.

Inedible

All other representatives of the barnacle mushroom group are inedible, as they are too bitter and may have an unpleasant, pungent odor. These include:

rough (unkempt);
felt;
black;
white-legged;
striped;
Finnish;
the climacodon is beautiful;
climacodon northern.

When and where to collect

The urchin is found in all forests of a temperate climate, and closer to cold regions it grows less and less. Some species prefer southern regions, for example, the crested urchin, found in subtropical forests with a humid climate (foothills of the Caucasus, Primorsky, Amur Territory, Khabarovsk and the environs).

Most of all blackberries love sandy soils in dry coniferous forest, but some species prefer limestone. Mushrooms are found singly, but it happens that they form "witch's rings". Some species prefer to grow on dead trees. They sometimes grow in:

deadwood;
stumps;
woody substrate;
loose hollows;
broken or broken branches of living trees.

Depending on the variety, blackberries are harvested from June to November.

Description of alpine hedgehog

Fruit bodies are branched, tree-like, the base of fruit bodies sometimes grows strongly. The shape of Alpine hedgehogs can be different. The diameter of the mushroom reaches 15 centimeters, sometimes it can be larger. The height of the fruiting body ranges from 5 to 30 centimeters. The color of Alpine hedgehogs is pink; when dry, it becomes brownish or yellowish.

The hymenophore is thorny. Mature thorns can be more than 1 centimeter long. The thorns are straight or slightly curved. The color of the thorns matches the color of the fruiting body. These thorns are located at the ends of the branches and represent their final ramifications.

Spores are broadly ellipsoid, almost spherical, thick-walled with a large drop of oil.

Places of growth and number of alpine hedgehogs

Part of the range of Alpine hedgehogs is located on the territory of our country, they grow in Karelia, Krasnodar Territory, the Republic of Adygea, Primorsky Territory, Irkutsk Region, Khabarovsk Territory.

Outside of Russia, Alpine hedgehogs grow in Central, Southern and Western Europe, in addition, there are North American finds. These mushrooms grow in deciduous and mixed forests.

Alpine Hericium is a xylosaprotroph fungus that causes the development of corrosive rot. Alnepian black-haired hedgehogs settle on stumps, dry trees, dead wood, giving preference to cedar pine and fir. They are found in mountainous regions, and more rarely in taiga plain stumps. Alpine hedgehogs bear fruit from late summer to autumn.

Similarities with closely related species

The Alpine Hericium differs from the Coral Hericium in longer spines and a powerful base. In addition, the sizes of the disputes are also different for them.

Situation with numbers and security measures

In Russia, 15 localities of Alpine hedgehogs have been found, up to 500 specimens. These mushrooms do not bear fruit every year. Their fruiting bodies are solitary. There is no information on the state of local populations.

Alpine hedgehogs are included in the Red Book of the Republic of Adygea. Also, these mushrooms are protected in the Ussuriysky, Teberdinsky and Caucasian reserves. They also grow in protected areas of the northern Baikal region.

It is necessary to control the state of the population of Alpine hedgehogs. It is also necessary to search for new deposits.

How to cook black sheep's men

The French managed to appreciate the taste of the black men. In French cuisine, barnacles are a delicacy and are served as main courses, side dishes and appetizers. Also, all kinds of sauces and dressings for soups are prepared from these mushrooms. The advantage of the barnacles is that their fruiting bodies do not contain milky juice, which imparts bitterness.

Similar species

Caroloid Hericium can be confused with the Alpine Hericium. This is also an edible mushroom. Its fruit body is branched, bushy, 5 to 20 centimeters high with smooth, dense, long thorns. The color of the fruiting body is cream. The flesh of the coral coral is fibrous, elastic, white. She has a pleasant mushroom smell.

Coral-shaped black hairy mens grow from July to September. They are found in the deadwood of deciduous trees. Coral-like black hairy mens settle singly. This is a rare type of mushroom.

Hericium Erinaceus is also similar to Alpine Hericium. It is an edible mushroom. Its fruit body is irregular in shape, sessile, without a leg. It has long hanging spines, ranging in size from 2 to 5 centimeters. When poured, the spines become yellowish. The pulp is fleshy, white in color. These mushrooms grow in the Amur Region, Khabarovsk Territory, Primorsky Territory, Crimea, the Caucasus and China.Hericium Erinacea are extremely rare mushrooms listed in the Red Data Books of many countries. Hericium Erinaceus is an edible mushroom that tastes like shrimp meat.

How to store blackjack

Fresh mushrooms, without a refrigerator, can be stored for 2-3 hours. In the refrigerator - up to 3 days. Before you send them for storage, there are a few things you need to do:

Rinse the mushrooms thoroughly and soak in salt water for several hours to release the pests.
Dry, if damaged, remove.
Place in a deep container and cover with a napkin.

These mushrooms absorb odors well, so they should be kept away from other foods. Do not store blackberries in plastic bags.

To preserve these mushrooms for a long time, the hostess often salt them. You can also increase the shelf life by freezing the blackberries.

Another storage option is drying for the winter. Correctly dried mushrooms can be stored for 2-3 years, and a large number of dishes can be prepared from them.

How to cook blackberries

Blackberries are rarely used in cooking. Although they are highly appreciated by the French, they prepare various dishes and consider them to be among the best mushrooms.

Here are some tips for making hedgehogs:

the thorns must be removed before cooking;
some types should be boiled before continuing to cook in order to remove the bitterness from them;
comb, coral and barbel species can be immediately salted or fried without boiling.

Frying

Before frying the mushrooms, it is necessary to rinse them and remove the remnants of the mycelium.
If the fruits require boiling, then this procedure is performed first.
Mushrooms are cut and laid out in a preheated pan with butter.
It is necessary to fry on low heat, and onions, cut into rings or half rings, add when the mushrooms are soft.
Season with salt and cover if all the juice has evaporated.
Mushrooms are considered ready when they become soft and dark, give off a pleasant aroma.
You can make them softer and more savory by adding sour cream a couple of minutes until fully cooked.

Watch the video! Hericum Coral. Cooking fast

Cooking

It is necessary to wash the mushrooms, remove excess debris and spines.
Place fruits in a saucepan with cold water and bring to a boil.
Cook for 15-20 minutes.
If soup is being cooked, then it is better to add other types of mushrooms, since only blackberries will have a faint aroma.

The most delicious are white, yellow and crested blackberries. Although it is not very much appreciated by mushroom pickers. Someone doesn't like messing around with spikes

It is important to cook only young specimens, because the old ones have bitter and hard flesh.

Growing

This mushroom can also be grown in the country. They are sown in open ground from April to October, and if there are closed myceliums, then all year round. Depending on the type of mushroom, wood is used instead of soil. These can be softwood or hardwood, fresh logs without branches, or wet logs. The suitable diameter will be 15-20 cm, and the length is up to 1 meter. The dry material is placed in water for a couple of days, and then taken out so that the water is glass. If logs are used, then they must first be prepared:

For this, holes are made every 10 cm in a checkerboard pattern, 4 cm deep and 8 mm in diameter.
Mushroom sticks are tightly inserted into the holes, be sure to do this with sterile gloves.
Then the tree must be wrapped in plastic wrap, with small cuts for air access.
Then the prepared wood should be placed in a warm place in the shade.
The wood needs to be watered 2-3 times a week to maintain the required moisture level.
When mycelium appears, the logs are placed in water for a day.
Then they are placed vertically in a bright place.
In winter, the mycelium is insulated by falling asleep with dry leaves or putting it in the cellar.

The first fruits will appear no earlier than 6 months later.

Growing at home and in the country

"Lion's mane", like mushrooms and oyster mushrooms, can be bred at home and in the country.For these purposes, you need to purchase a special substrate consisting of sawdust of various tree species and herbal additives. The most suitable composition: beech sawdust (80%) and corn flour (20%). For breeding, you will also need sterile mycelium of the fungus, which was grown in laboratory conditions. It can be ordered from specialized stores.

How to grow gericium at home:

Pour boiling water over the substrate and wait until it cools down. Heat treatment is necessary to disinfect the composition.
Squeeze the substrate well and mix thoroughly with the mycelium (proportions - 1 pack: 40 kg).
Place the mass in a plastic bag, press, tie.
Make several 4–5 cm cuts on the surface for air exchange.
Place the mushroom block in the shade outdoors or hanging indoors.

The first 3-4 weeks of germination, light is not needed. After 14 days, when the rudiments of fruiting bodies appear, lighting will be needed. Fruiting takes place in waves, the most productive, the first 2 periods are fruitful.

Cultivation of Blackberry comb in an extensive way (on wood):

Bars, logs of deciduous trees must be soaked in water for a week.
Make a hole in each bar (you can drill or cut).
Add the prepared mycelium to it. To do this, dilute 1 package in 40 kg of substrate.
Cover these places with adhesive tape or cover with straw. For the overgrowing of mycelium, certain conditions will be needed: a ventilated room or a shady garden, the ambient temperature is + 7-27 ° C. The period is 3–6 months.
The harvest can be obtained 1-2 times in the spring and the same amount in the fall.

Cooking applications

The little popular blackberry is considered a real delicacy in many countries; it is served in a restaurant.

French chefs have developed many savory ways to cook these mushrooms. The most delicious recipes are presented below.

But the fruiting bodies must first undergo processing - first they are washed in several waters, then boiled in salted water for 20 minutes, which significantly improves the taste.

Recipe 1. Blackberry soup with melted cheese

This delicate and nutritious soup with an excellent mushroom-cheese aroma will saturate the body with useful substances and warm it up.

It is easy to prepare it, you will need several components:

pre-boiled fruiting bodies - 300 g;
potatoes - 3 pcs.;
processed cheese - 200 g;
chicken fillet - 200 g;
onion - 1 pc .;
butter - 20 g;
salt pepper.

Cut the mushrooms, peel the onions, chop finely, fry together in oil until golden brown. Salt during frying, pepper to taste.

The fillets are boiled in salted water, then removed, cooled, cut and transferred back to the broth. Add peeled and diced potatoes, cook for 10 minutes over medium heat.

Put onion and mushroom fry, boil for another 10 minutes. At the very end, sprinkle with grated processed cheese. For flavor, add 2-3 pinches of dill.

After cooking, the soup is infused for 15-20 minutes, then poured into plates and served with a spoonful of sour cream.

Recipe 2. Sauce with mushrooms

Mushroom is considered a delicacy

This aromatic dish will be a great addition to any side dish.

To prepare it you will need:

washed and boiled fruit bodies - 300 g;
sour cream - 1 glass;
onion - 1 pc.;
pepper, herbs, salt;
vegetable oil for frying - 2-3 tbsp. l.

Mushrooms are cut into pieces, transferred to a preheated pan with butter.

After 5 minutes of frying, add finely chopped onions, fry for another 6-7 minutes. Pour with sour cream, you can also add a couple of tablespoons of mushroom broth.

Advice. It is better to take fatty sour cream for making the sauce.

Sprinkle on top with salt, pepper and herbs, mix, cover with a lid. Cook for another 20-25 minutes.

Contraindications

Of course, you need to try this mushroom with care. The fact is that in the latitudes of central Russia it is practically impossible to find it.

Therefore, even if you are lucky enough to find this mushroom, do not rush to use it for food. Chances are good that you can get poisoned.

But you can buy a mushroom in places of its growth, or in supermarkets, packed in a special container and properly processed. True, the following groups of people should refuse to consume it.

Pregnant women.
Nursing mothers.
People with pancreatitis.
Suffering from diabetes mellitus.
Obese, since the mushroom may well increase body weight with frequent use.

Characteristic features and species similarities of hedgehogs

From above, hedgehogs often resemble chanterelles and can also grow in large colonies - from the photo with the description, you can get acquainted in more detail with each of the species of these mushrooms. Their common feature is specific needle-like soft outgrowths covering the back of the cap.

Description of the mushroom hedgehog and photos

Previously, all mushrooms with thorns were attributed to the Hydnum family (Latin Hydnum). Now science divides them into 5 families:

black man's;
banker;
hericia;
venerochaete;
exidia.

Specificity of the structure

The caps of these mushrooms are often convex, have an uneven, bumpy surface and reach an average of 15 cm in diameter, and the inner surface is covered with soft needles. The color can range from light yellow to rusty orange. The leg reaches 2.5 cm in diameter and about 6 cm in length, has a cylindrical shape, expands at the base, lighter than the cap. The flesh is usually white fleshy and has a mild, pleasant fruity or floral aroma.

Place of distribution

All varieties of blackberry are unpretentious and can grow on different soils, so they can be found in mixed and coniferous forests of Europe, North America, in the forests of Siberia and the Far East.

Edibility and differences from false mushrooms

It is customary to classify herd's flies into edible, conditionally edible, and inedible. If you are not sure whether the mushroom is edible or not, it is worth considering in detail the photos of different types of mushrooms (see the next section).

Most often, the hedgehog looks like a chanterelle, but has a lighter shade. It cannot be confused with any other mushrooms, especially with poisonous ones, due to the presence of thorns on the bottom of the cap. None of the species of this group of mushrooms is poisonous. Some species are completely unsuitable for consumption, as they taste very bitter.

Preparation

In Russian cuisine, there are no popular common recipes with a lion's mane. Therefore, we will borrow interesting recipes from other cultures.

Preliminary processing

This mushroom, like many others, needs preliminary processing. It is carried out by the thermal method.

To do this, put a pot of water and bring to a boil.
Remove any hanging elements from the mushroom that are deformed, rotted, or have an unnatural tint.
Then, place the mushroom or mushrooms in boiling water. Leave it simmering for 5 minutes.
Then, place the mushrooms with a slotted spoon and let cool. They are ready for further use.

Cook

If you want to boil a mushroom and add it to any dish, then the cooking process should not be interrupted. It should run for at least 15-20 minutes, depending on the size of the mushroom.

Together with it, you can also cook chicken fillet in order to get a delicious aromatic broth.

Subsequently, the chicken fillet can be chopped, chopped potatoes, carrots and onions can be added. You will get a very tasty mushroom soup, which should be seasoned with sour cream and green onions when serving.

Marinate

Such a mushroom can be pickled for the winter.

To do this, you will need:

about 1 kg blackberries.
garlic 3 cloves.
2 tablespoons of salt.
four tablespoons of vinegar.
a tablespoon of sugar.
bay leaf, pepper, cloves.

The blackberry must first be prepared by cooking. Then, after cooling, it needs to be cut into small pieces.

The blackberry is placed on the bottom of the can. Pepper, cloves, bay leaves are also located there. Salt, vinegar, sugar, garlic are mixed in a separate vessel.All this mixes well, and the mushrooms are poured. If necessary, water is added to cover all the mushrooms in the jar. Jars are rolled up with a lid and placed in a cool, dark place. You can eat them after a few weeks.

Freeze

If you do not plan to use mushroom noodles for food yet, but would like to see it fresh in the future, then freezing is the most effective method. Cut the mushrooms into small pieces. Spread evenly on a tray and place in the freezer. Once the pieces are frozen, collect them in a special container or freezer bag. Put in the refrigerator, However, remember that you can store mushrooms in this form for no more than six months.

Fry

It is believed that the most delicious serving of such a mushroom is its frying.

Cut the mushroom into small, separate pieces. Heat oil in a skillet.

Cut the onion into half rings and toss into the skillet. Fry it well, then add the mushrooms. Fry everything together until the onions are golden brown. Remove everything from the heat. Squeeze the garlic through the garlic press. Mix everything very well. Ready-made mushrooms can be served with potatoes, as well as with other types of side dishes. Will be a good addition to meat from the oven.

We add

Before the salting process, it is recommended to soak the mushrooms in cold water. You need to lie in a container completely covered with cold water from 6 to 12 hours. After that, the water is replaced, the mushrooms are placed in a saucepan and boiled.

Next, you need to choose the type of salting. It can be hot and cold.

If you choose the cold method, then the mushrooms should be boiled for 15 minutes. Then the water must be drained, the mushrooms are washed well under hot water at room temperature and cooled.

The brine is prepared separately for them. To do this, you need to take about 80 g of salt per 1 kg of mushrooms. Then, add cloves, peppers and bay leaves. Add everything to the water and bring to a boil. Then, refrigerate.

The mushrooms are placed in a jar and then poured with brine. Additionally, you can put a dill leaf, garlic, currant leaf.

If you choose the hot method, then the mushrooms need to be rinsed well and then cut into small lamellar pieces.

Then, cook over low heat for about 2 hours.

After that, the water must be drained and the mushrooms must be rinsed well.

Prepare the brine separately according to the above recipe.

Then, the mushrooms are spread over the jars and filled with liquid. Ideal if you add dill seeds as well.

Species of the barnacle mushroom

Yellow Hericium (Hydnum repandum)

Edible mushroom.

The hat is 3-12 cm in diameter, fleshy, dry, dense, the surface is uneven, bumpy, the shape is irregular. A young mushroom has a slightly convex cap, the edges are bent down, the surface is velvety; as the mushroom matures, it flattens, the middle is crushed in, and the edge becomes wavy. Often grows together with the caps of neighboring mushrooms. The color of the cap is from light ocher and pinkish-yellow to reddish-orange and light hazel; darkens when pressed, and becomes light in dry weather. The pulp is dense, brittle, white or yellow, darkens at the break, the smell is pleasant, fruity. The old mushroom has a hard, bitter taste. The leg is 3-5 cm in length and 1.5-4 cm in thickness, dense, solid, cylindrical, widened at the base. The surface is smooth, dry, white or yellow, darkens with age.

The fungus grows in deciduous and coniferous forests, loves moss cover. It is found in the temperate zones of Eurasia and North America, as well as in Siberia and the Far East.

A yellow hedgehog appears at the beginning of summer and grows until the first autumn frosts.

Red-haired or reddish-yellow Hericium (Hydnum rufescens)

Edible mushroom.

The cap is smooth, irregular, reddish-orange in color. The edge is tucked up. Below the cap is covered with brittle spines. The leg is thick and dense. The pulp is dense, fleshy, cream-colored in structure, turns orange when pressed.

The mushroom grows in mixed and coniferous forests, in autumn.

Spotted Hericium (Sarcodon imbricatus)

The hat is 5-10 cm in diameter, dry, hard. The shape is flat-convex, in an old mushroom with a concave center; the edge is wavy. From above, the cap is covered with large scales that look like shingles. The color of the cap is brownish or grayish-brown, the scales are dark. The young mushroom has a velvety surface, the old one is smooth. The flesh is whitish in color, becomes dirty gray as it grows; in a young mushroom it is dense and juicy, in a mature mushroom it is dry and solid. Spicy aroma, taste with bitterness. The leg is dry, thick, cylindrical, widened downward; 2-5 cm long, 1-1.5 cm thick. The color of the leg is grayish, at the base it is brown.

Grows in dry coniferous forests, sometimes in mixed, on sandy soils, singly and in groups.

Fruiting occurs from August to October.

Conditionally edible mushroom. Young mushrooms are salted, pickled, dried, used as a seasoning. Old mushrooms are not used for food.

Hericium coralloides

The fruit body looks like a branch of a coral, branched, white or pinkish in color. The flesh of a young mushroom is white, gradually turns yellow, the smell is not pronounced. It grows on the trunks and stumps of dead deciduous trees (aspen, elm, oak, birch).

Young mushrooms are considered edible, but they are not harvested, since they are listed in the Red Book.

Hericium erinaceus (Hericium erinaceus)

The fruiting body is up to 20 cm, weighs about 1.5 kg, the shape is round or irregular, from white to beige. The flesh is whitish, fleshy. Turns yellow when dry.

A rare species that grows on the trunks of still living or dead deciduous trees (oak, beech, birch) in the Amur Region, Khabarovsk Territory, Primorsky Territory, China, the Caucasus and Crimea.

The season runs from early August to October.

Hericium curly, or barbel hedgehog (Hericium cirrhatum)

The fruiting body is capped, white or pinkish, turns yellow with age. From above, the cap is covered with spines or felt. Fringed edge. The pulp is thick, soft, white or pinkish, turns yellow when dry.

Only a young mushroom is edible.

Grows in July-September in deciduous and mixed forests of the Northern Hemisphere species.

Pseudohydnum or pseudohydnum (Pseudohydnum)

Fruit bodies are spoon-shaped, fan-shaped or lingual. The hat is up to 7.5 cm in diameter, thick, with a tucked edge. Above, the cap is smooth or velvety, whitish, gray or brown, darkens with age. On the underside there are soft short white or grayish spines. Leg up to 5 cm in length. The pulp is gelatinous, soft, translucent, the smell and taste are fresh, resinous.

Conditionally edible mushroom, rarely eaten.

Grows in groups or singly, on decaying stumps and trunks of conifers, in Eurasia and North America, Australia.