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Tiered Tooth
Hericium cirrhatum is a European tooth fungus that forms stemless, tiered, shelf-like brackets rather than the single clump of lion's mane or the coral of H. coralloides. The upper surface is rough with sterile spines and scales, and fertile spines hang like icicles beneath each tier. It grows on dead hardwood in old deciduous woodland and is uncommon throughout its range.
Edible and good when young, with a texture likened to tender meat or fish; old specimens smell unpleasant. It is uncommon and was formerly red-listed in Britain, so collect sparingly. Hericium has no known dangerous look-alikes.
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