Ate a Wild Mushroom and Didn't Die - Journey With No Destination Day 1716

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Journey With No Destination Old Mission Peninsula

Old Mission Lighthouse

Tuesday September 18, 2018
Day1716

Finally found a mushroom I was positive enough about the identity to actually eat.

Hericium americanum
Bear's head tooth fungus

Related to Lion's mane, hericium erinaceus and comb tooth, hericium coralloides.

Comb Tooth Fungi

I also found the comb tooth, but didn't harvest any.

This species is found growing in dead tree logs. It is saprotrophic, meaning it gains nourishment by processing the decaying wood.

There are no poisonous look alikes, therefore it is my number one pick as the best beginners mushroom to forage.

Early stage of bear's head tooth