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Lions Mane Mushroom

Fungi

Lions mane, also known as yamabushitake or bearded tooth fungus, is an edible species of tooth fungus. It tends to grow in a single clump with dangling spines longer than one centimeter, and can be mistaken for other Hericium species that grow in the same areas.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Fruit bodies dominated by crowded, hanging, spore-producing spines 1
Scientific Name
Hericium erinaceus 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Agaricomycetes, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Lions Mane Mushroom
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Hericium erinaceus
  • Lead, sentence 1
    Hericium erinaceus, commonly known as lion's mane
  • Description
    dominated by crowded, hanging, spore-producing spines
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Hericium erinaceus (Wikipedia)
article text (relationship to people), EntityId 295848
Quote, article text (relationship to people), EntityId 295848
It is an edible mushroom and used in traditional Chinese medicine.
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4. Wikidata: Lions Mane Mushroom
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q19737, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q19737
  • Child Taxon Of: Agaricomycetes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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