monkey's head
Scientific name: Hericium
monkey's head
Scientific name: Hericium
Photo By Jennifer Rycenga , used under CC-BY-4.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
Description
It’s hard to miss mature monkey's head, even when the mushrooms are growing high up on tree trunks and branches. They grow in clusters attached to short stalks, and are characterized by a profusion of spines that hang down towards the ground. These mushrooms spread by releasing spores, usually once a year.
Species of monkey's head
Photo By Jennifer Rycenga , used under CC-BY-4.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Club fungi Class
Mushroom-forming fungi Order
Russulales Family
Tooth fungi Genus
monkey's head