MycoKey : the genus Hericium

Generic short diagnoses: Fleshy, long-spiny, whitish lignicolus, white rotting fungi with strongly amyloid spores and gloeohyphae.


Species example:


Hericium coralloides - DK: koralpigsvamp UK: Coral Tooth *
Photo and © Thomas Læssøe
Sweden, 27.09.01

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