Species

Hericium coralloides (Coral tooth fungus)

Hericium coralloides. Photo: (c) Aleksandr Ebel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Hericium novae-zealandiae (formerly Hericium coralloides) is a saprotrophic fungus, commonly known as the coral tooth fungus. It grows on dead hardwood trees. The species is edible and good when young, but as it ages the branches and hanging spines become brittle and turn a light shade of yellowish brown. The Māori name for this species is pekepekekiore.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Order: Russulales
        Family: Hericiaceae (Tooth fungi)
        Genus: Hericium
        Species: Hericium coralloides (Coral tooth fungus)

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