in taxon fruitbody mushroom fruitbody coral tooth mushroom A fruitbody of a Hericium coralloides fungus. Hericium coralloides (Scop.) Pers., 1794 A saprotrophic fungus, commonly known as the coral tooth fungus. It grows on dead hardwood trees. The species is edible and good when young, but as it ages the branches and hanging spines become brittle and turn a light shade of yellowish brown.[Wikipedia] coral hydnum coralloides https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hericium_coralloides coral tooth fungus hericium Hericium coralloides ready for release