Hericium erinaceus, known by common names including lion's mane, yamabushitake, bearded tooth fungus and bearded hedgehog, is a species of tooth fungus. It typically grows as a single clump bearing dangling spines longer than a centimetre, a form that can cause it to be mistaken for other Hericium species growing in the same areas. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 2 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Lions Mane Mushroom
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
2. Hericium erinaceus (Wikipedia)
article text (relationship to people), EntityId 359845Quote, article text (relationship to people), EntityId 359845
It is an edible mushroom and used in traditional Chinese medicine.
3. Wikidata: Lions Mane Mushroom
WikidataStatements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Wikidata Q19737 (P225 taxon name)
- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q19737
- Child Taxon Of: Agaricomycetes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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