in taxon fruitbody mushroom fruitbody bearded tooth mushroom A fruitbody of a Hericium erinaceus fungus. An edible and medicinal mushroom belonging to the tooth fungus group. Native to North America, Europe and Asia it can be identified by its long spines (greater than 1 cm length), its appearance on hardwoods and its tendency to grow a single clump of dangling spines. Hericium erinaceus (Bull.) Pers. 1797 bearded hedgehog mushroom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hericium_erinaceus lion's mane monkey head mushroom pom-pom satyr's beard Hericium erinaceus